Legal Opinion
Shaw v. Collins
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 25, 1993No. 92-2468PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Robert Shaw' was tried before a Texas district court for aggravated sexual assault of five-year-old Kinshasa Lane in June of 1986. Although Kinshasa was available to testify during the trial, the State refused to call her as a witness. The State instead introduced into evidence a videotaped interview of the child. 1 Shaw objected. He contended that the State was required to call Kinshasa as a witness during its- case-in-chief so that he could cross-examine her. The state trial court disagreed, deciding that if Shaw wanted to exercise his rights under the Confrontation…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Walters v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Pedro L. Gochicoa v. Gary L. Johnson, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
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