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Henry Adamson v. Ronald Cathel
3rd CircuitMarch 1, 2011No. 09-3526Cited 31 times
Plaintiff WinNew Jersey State Prison
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Scirica, Fuentes, Jordan
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- appeal
- Circuit
- 3rd Circuit
Related Laws
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Outcome
The appellate court reversed the district court's denial of the habeas corpus petition and granted Adamson's petition, finding that admission of accomplice statements without a limiting instruction violated his Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses, contrary to clearly established Supreme Court precedent.
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