Legal Opinion
Charles R. Burns v. Donald Clusen
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 4, 1986No. 85-1126PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.
The issue in this appeal from a denial of habeas corpus petition is whether the petitioner’s sixth amendment right to confrontation was violated in his state court trial and, if so, whether the violation was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. We hold *934that there was a violation, but that the application of the harmless error doctrine requires us to affirm the district court.
This case involves charges arising from two separate incidents, both of which occurred on the same day, and in which M.S. and L.L. were participants.1 The first took place about 1:00 a.m. on…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by91 opinions
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- United States of America Ex Rel. Johnnie L. Savory v. Michael Lane, Director, Illinois Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Orlando ZapataCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Davis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- State v. MilnerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
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