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MERAS v. SISTO

No. 09-15399.

676 F.3d 1184 (2012)

Edward L. MERAS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. D.K. SISTO; Attorney General of the State of California, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 23, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry L. Morris , Walnut Creek, CA, for the petitioner-appellant.

Kamala D. Harris , Attorney General, Michael P. Farrell , Senior Assistant Attorney General, Brian G. Smiley , Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Daniel B. Bernstein , (argued), Deputy Attorney General, Office of the California Attorney General, Sacramento, CA, for the respondents-appellees.

Opinion by Chief Judge KOZINSKI; Concurrence by Judge BEA.

OPINION

KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:

Edward L. Meras, a California state prisoner, appeals the district court's order denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He claims that testimony introduced during his trial violated his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation. He's probably right, but he loses anyway.

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