Legal Opinion
Jesse Acosta-Huerta v. Wayne Estelle, Warden, California Men's Colony
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1992No. 90-56283PublishedCited by 175 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROTT, Circuit Judge:
Jesse Acosta-Huerta, proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in federal district court. In his petition, Acosta-Huerta alleges a violation of his Sixth Amendment right to confront an adverse witness when a sworn deposition was read into evidence after the state trial court declared the witness to be “unavailable.” Additional allegations of error in the state proceeding include failure to sever the trial and failure to grant a new trial because the prosecutor suppressed relevant evidence. The petition for writ of habeas corpus was denied by the…
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