Childers v. Floyd

BARZILAY, Judge:

Petitioner-Appellant Wyon Dale Childers (“Appellant”) appeals the United States District Court for the Northern *780District of Florida’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Appellant contends here, as he did unsuccessfully in the district court, that a Florida state trial court impermissibly constrained his right under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution to cross-examine the State’s star witness against him. For the reasons stated below, this court reverses the district court and instructs…