STEVENS v. BORDENKIRCHER

No. 83-5714.

746 F.2d 342 (1984)

Crockett STEVENS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Donald BORDENKIRCHER, Warden, Kentucky State Prison, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided October 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Michael McNally, argued, Asst. Public Advocate, Frankfort, Ky., for petitioner-appellant.

Steven Beshear, Atty. Gen. of Ky., Frankfort, Ky., Gerald Henry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, Ky., argued, for respondents-appellees.

Before LIVELY, Chief Judge, ENGEL, Circuit Judge, and CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.


CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Crockett Stevens appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus by the district court. Petitioner asserts that his Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses against him was violated during his one day murder trial in Kentucky state court. Specifically, petitioner claims that the trial court restricted impermissibly his opportunity to cross-examine the prosecution's key witnesses. Furthermore, petitioner...

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