Yanez v. Minnesota

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Omar Yanez appeals the district court’s 1 denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d). The district court issued a certifícate of appeal-ability for Yanez’s claim that a Minnesota state court admitted out-of-court testimonial statements at his criminal trial in violation of the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause. We affirm the denial of post-conviction relief.

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A state-court jury found Omar Yanez guilty of four counts of criminal sexual conduct in violation of Minnesota state law after he digitally penetrated his girlfriend’s…