Cotto v. Herbert, No. 01-2694 (2nd Cir.) (331 F.3d 217) (May 1, 2003) (Judge Chester J. Straub)
Here the Court ordered a new trial for a defendant convicted of murder after finding that his Confrontation Clause rights had been violated when he was denied the right to cross-examine the lone eye-witness to the crime out of fear for his safety.
In 1996, Richard Cotto, the petitioner in ...
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