Legal Opinion
Reardon v. Manson
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided April 28, 1980No. Civ. H-77-240, H-77-497PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON PETITIONERS’ APPLICATIONS FOR WRITS OF HABEAS CORPUS
BLUMENFELD, Senior District Judge.
Petitioners James Reardon and Perry Hawkins seek habeas corpus relief from Connecticut state court convictions for drug offenses. Their petitions are predicated on the fact that the State, over objection, was allowed to use hearsay testimony to prove an essential element of the offenses charged and on the theory that the petitioners were therefore denied their right to confront their accusers as guaranteed by the sixth amendment. 1
I. The Facts
Petitioners Reardon and Hawkins were charged with…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
- People v. FackelmanMichigan Supreme Court · 2011
- James Reardon v. John R. Manson, Perry Hawkins v. Richard SteinertCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- State v. MoosmanUtah Supreme Court · 1990
- United States v. PhillipsDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1981
- James Reardon v. John R. Manson, Perry Hawkins v. Richard SteinertCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
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