Dawson Cole v. Robert Tansy, Warden

TACHA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a district court’s denial of appellant Dawson Cole’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. Cole argues the state trial court violated his sixth amendment right to confront the witnesses against him by admitting a statement from an unavailable witness and denied him his right to due process and a fair trial by restricting his counsel’s closing argument. Cole further alleges the trial court erred in refusing to acquit him on an attempted armed robbery charge after the jury returned a finding that he had not used a firearm in the commission of the crime.…