Legal Opinion
Ronald Lam v. State of Iowa and Iowa State Department of Corrections, Medium Security Unit
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1988No. 87-1958PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order granting Ronald Lam’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Lam was found guilty on two counts of second degree burglary in Iowa state court, and was sentenced as a habitual offender to 30 years’ imprisonment. The district court found that the admission into evidence of a videotaped deposition of the owner of the stolen property, who did not personally appear at trial, violated Lam’s sixth amendment right of confrontation and that the error was not harmless. We conclude that the error which violated Lam’s…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Coy v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Donald Wayne Howard v. Orville Pung, Commissioner of Corrections and Frank Wood, Warden, Oak Park Heights FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
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