SAHAGIAN v. MURPHY

No. 87-2784.

871 F.2d 714 (1989)

Christian SAHAGIAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James MURPHY, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 11, 1989.

Motion to Stay the Mandate Denied May 8, 1989.

Rehearing Denied May 8, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry A. Spevack, Monico & Pavich, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner-appellant.

Jeffrey M. Gabrysiak, Asst. Atty. Gen. Wis. Dept. of Justice, Madison, Wis., for respondent-appellee.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, RIPPLE and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-appellant Christian Sahagian was convicted of armed robbery while disguised and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment. After appealing his conviction through the Wisconsin courts, Mr. Sahagian filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the district court. He claimed that the trial court violated his sixth amendment right of confrontation by declaring the state's key witness, Norbert Fike, to be unavailable for trial and by allowing...

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