Legal Opinion
Frank Wealot v. Bill Armontrout
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1991No. 90-1640PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
The state of Missouri appeals from a final order entered in the District Court 1 for the Western District of Missouri granting the petition for habeas relief filed by Frank Wealot. Wealot v. Armontrout, 740 F.Supp. 1436 (W.D.Mo.1990). For reversal, the state argues the district court erred in holding the limitation of cross-examination of the complaining witness and her husband violated Wealot’s sixth amendment right of confrontation and that this violation was not harmless error. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the order of the district court. BACKGROUND…
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