Legal Opinion
Ocampo v. Vail
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 9, 2011No. 08-35586PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
Following a jury trial in Washington state court, Santana Ocampo was found guilty of first-degree murder for the August 9, 2003, fatal shooting of Julio Morales-Castro. Ocampo maintains that his constitutional right to confront witnesses was denied in his jury trial by the admission of testimony by law enforcement offi cers regarding statements made by a potential witness who did not testify. The district court denied his federal petition for habeas corpus relief. We reverse.
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Julio Morales-Castro was fatally shot in the head on the evening of August 9, 2003, while…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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