OCAMPO v. VAIL

No. 08-35586.

649 F.3d 1098 (2011)

Santana OCAMPO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Eldon VAIL, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 9, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Suzanne Lee Elliott , Seattle, WA, for the petitioner-appellant.

Robert M. McKenna , Attorney General of Washington, and Gregory J. Rosen , Assistant Attorney General, Olympia, WA, for the respondent-appellee.

Before: WILLIAM C. CANBY, JR., JOHN T. NOONAN and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

BERZON, Circuit Judge:

Following a jury trial in Washington state court, Santana Ocampo was found guilty of first-degree murder for the August 9, 2003, fatal shooting of Julio Morales-Castro. Ocampo maintains that his constitutional right to confront witnesses was denied in his jury trial by the admission of testimony by law enforcement officers regarding statements made by a potential witness who did not...

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