Habeas Relief 6th Amendment Violation Confrontation Clause.

Byline: Derek Hawkins

7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Damon Goodloe v. Christine Brannon

Case No.: 18-2908

Officials: FLAUM, ROVNER, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Habeas Relief 6th Amendment Violation Confrontation Clause

An Illinois jury convicted Damon Goodloe of first-degree murder in the death of Pierre Jones. After losing his direct appeal and all post-conviction proceedings available in state court, Goodloe petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in federal court under 28 U.S.C. 2254. After the district court denied relief on all of his claims, this court granted a certificate of appealability on his claim that evidence was admitted at his trial in violation of the Confrontation Clause. We later...