Edward Wasko v. Harry K. Singletary as Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of Florida

CLARK, Senior Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from the denial of a state prisoner’s petition for writ of habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petitioner, Edward Wasko, contends that his murder conviction is unconstitutional because his sixth amendment right to confront witnesses against him was violated when the trial court declined to permit him to cross-examine his codefendant concerning a plea arrangement with the state. The district court concluded that Wasko’s sixth amendment right to confront witnesses was violated but that the error was harmless; accordingly, the district court denied…