DORSEY v. PARKE

No. 88-5792.

872 F.2d 163 (1989)

Michael Edward DORSEY, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Al C. PARKE, Warden, Northpoint Training Center, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 10, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phaedra Spradlin (argued), Hays & Hays, Winchester, Ky., for Michael E. Dorsey.

Michael L. Harned, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Frankfort, Ky., for Al C. Parke.

Before MERRITT and MILBURN, Circuit Judges, and LIVELY, Senior Circuit Judge.


MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a District Court Order granting the writ of habeas corpus. The writ has been stayed pending appeal. The issue before us is whether petitioner Michael Edward Dorsey was denied his federal constitutional right to confront a key witness against him in his state trial for burglary. Because we conclude that Dorsey's constitutional right was not abrogated, we vacate the judgment below.

I.

Dorsey was convicted...

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