Michael Batey v. Randall Haas

SUTTON, Circuit Judge.

A Michigan jury convicted petitioner Michael Batey of first-degree criminal sexual conduct for molesting his nephew, and the judge sentenced him to 15 to 45 years. Batey failed to obtain relief in his direct appeals, and he now has been released from prison, though (so far as the record shows) he apparently remains on parole. In this case, Batey appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus based on an alleged Confrontation Clause violation. The district court rejected the claim. We affirm.

I

After Michael Batey’s minor nephew Matthew…