Brown v. Ruane, 09-2508
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FindLaw Staff
on January 05, 2011
| Last updated on March 21, 2019
Claim of Confrontation Clause Violation
Brown v. Ruane, 09-2508, concerned a challenge to the district court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief from his conviction for armed assault with intent to rob a person sixty years of age or older. In affirming, the court held that the Appeals Court's conclusion that the defendant was not prejudiced by the preclusion of certain testimony from the investigating officers was an unreasonable application of clearly established law on the right to present a defense.
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