Jesse Acosta-Huerta v. Wayne Estelle, Warden, California Men's Colony

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1992-01-23

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TROTT, Circuit Judge: Jesse Acosta-Huerta, proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in federal district court. In his petition, Acosta-Huerta alleges a violation of his Sixth Amendment right to confront an adverse witness when a sworn deposition was read into evidence after the state trial court declared the witness to be “unavailable.” Additional allegation…

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