WHELCHEL v. WASHINGTON

Nos. 98-35052, 98-35132.

232 F.3d 1197 (2000)

Stephen WHELCHEL, Petitioner-Appellee, v. State of WASHINGTON, Respondent-Appellant. Tana Wood, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. Stephen C. Whelchel, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 29, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Samson (argued), Thomas J. Young, Erin Marie Moore, Office of the Attorney General, Olympia, Washington, for the defendant-appellant/cross-appellee.

Nancy D. Tenney (argued), Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho, Spokane, Washington, for the plaintiff-appellee/cross-appellant.

Before: Mary M. SCHROEDER, Robert R. BEEZER, and Michael Daly HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.


Argued and Submitted September 11, 2000 — Seattle, Washington

MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:

The State of Washington ("Washington") appeals the district court's grant of habeas corpus relief to Stephen Whelchel ("Whelchel") who was convicted in state court of first-degree murder. Whelchel claims that several constitutional errors made during his trial mandate relief: (1) the violation of his Confrontation Clause rights by the admission of tape...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases