Legal Opinion
Brian Nelson v. Catherine Farrey
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 21, 1989No. 88-2292PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
A Wisconsin jury convicted Brian Nelson of first-degree sexual assault on his daughter, “T.,” who had been three years old at the time of the crime. The judge sentenced Nelson to five years in prison. After exhausting his state remedies, see State v. Nelson, 138 Wis.2d 418, 406 N.W.2d 385 (1987), Nelson sought federal habeas corpus. The district court held that he had been convicted in violation of his rights under the confrontation clause of the Sixth Amendment (“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right ... to be confronted with the witnesses…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by29 opinions
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