649 F. Supp. 2d 1102 - Samayoa v. Ayers’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
1 state decisions
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2253 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Brady v. State of Maryland · Miller-El v. Cockrell Director Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division · Williams v. Taylor · Crawford v. Washington
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“[The defendant] also claims testimony in a Kansas state court preliminary hearing can never satisfy the requirements of the Confrontation Clause because the purpose of a preliminary hearing under Kansas law is limited to determining the existence of probable cause. This argument is unavailing because the Supreme Court has held testimony from a preliminary hearing can be admitted without violating the Confrontation Clause despite the fact the function of a preliminary hearing “is ... determining whether probable cause exists-” What matters under the Confrontation Clause is whether the defendant had a prior opportunity to cross-examine the witness. Under Kansas law, “[t]he defendant has the right to cross-examine witnesses against him and introduce evidence on his behalf [at the preliminary examination].” [The defendant] had the right and he exercised that right.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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