Randall Couturier v. Doug Vasbinder

*511JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner — appellant Randall Couturier appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Couturier was convicted of four counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct (“CSC II”). His petition for habeas alleged, inter alia, a violation of his Confrontation Clause right to cross-examine a witness against him, a violation of his right to present a defense, and ineffective assistance of counsel for failing to preserve his Confrontation Clause claim. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

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