Legal Opinion
Jose L. Martinez v. Gary McCaughtry
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 17, 1991No. 90-3342PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Jose Martinez appeals the district court’s denial of his habeas corpus petition. 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He asserts that his confrontation clause rights were violated as the result of the erroneous admission of hearsay statements of his co-defendant. Because we find that the challenged statements were not hearsay, we affirm the district court.
I. BACKGROUND
At a joint trial a Wisconsin jury found Jose Martinez guilty of attempted murder and endangering safety with a dangerous weapon. 150 Wis.2d 62, 440 N.W.2d 783 (1989). Jose’s brother, John, was convicted of being a party to…
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