Legal Opinion

Stephanie Olson v. Jeff Little

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided March 9, 2015No. 12-6015UnpublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

Stephanie Olson appeals the district court’s denial of her petition for a writ of habeas corpus. A Kentucky jury convicted Olson of complicity to murder. Olson presents four grounds for habeas relief on appeal: (1) the state trial court denied her right to confront a key witness when it refused to allow into evidence the witness’s ' prior misdemeanor conviction for falsely reporting an incident; (2) the state engaged in improper prosecution tactics when it knowingly introduced false testimony in order to permit it to introduce otherwise inadmissible hearsay in rebuttal;…

2Cases cited59 opinions

  1. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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  3. Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by29 opinions

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