MYATT v. HANNIGAN

No. 87-2745.

910 F.2d 680 (1990)

Elton John MYATT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert HANNIGAN and The Attorney General of the State of Kansas, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

August 1, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Gottlieb, Director of the Kansas Defender Project, Lawrence, Kan., for petitioner-appellant.

Gregory G. Hough, Asst. Atty. Gen., Topeka, Kan., for respondents-appellees.

Before SEYMOUR, MOORE and EBEL, Circuit Judges.


EBEL, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-appellant Elton John Myatt appeals from a dismissal by the United States District Court for the District of Kansas on his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. There are two issues raised in this appeal: (1) whether Kansas' child hearsay statute, Kan.Stat.Ann. § 60-460(dd), on its face violates the Sixth Amendment right of confrontation; and (2) whether, even if Kansas' child hearsay statute is...

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