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BURNS v. CLUSEN

No. 85-1126.

798 F.2d 931 (1986)

Charles R. BURNS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Donald CLUSEN, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 4, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven D. Phillips, Asst. State Public Defender, Madison, Wis., for petitioner-appellant.

Daniel J. O'Brien, Asst. Atty. Gen., Bronson C. LaFollette, Atty. Gen., Wisconsin Dept. of Justice, Madison, Wis., for respondent-appellee.

Before CUDAHY and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges, and SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.

SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.

The issue in this appeal from a denial of habeas corpus petition is whether the petitioner's sixth amendment right to confrontation was violated in his state court trial and, if so, whether the violation was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. We hold that there was a violation, but that the application of the harmless error doctrine requires us to affirm the district court.

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