McCandless v. Vaughn, No. 97-1585 (3rd Cir.) (172 F.3d 255) (March 30, 1999) (Judge Walter K. Stapleton)
Citing Pennsylvania's "casual" and "half-hearted" efforts to locate a critical witness in this case, the Third Circuit held that the state court had violated the petitioner's Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause rights by admitting into evidence at trial a statement made by that witness at a preliminary hearing, on the grounds ...
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