[Download] "Crane v. Sowders" by United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Crane v. Sowders
- Author : United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit
- Release Date : January 14, 1989
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 53 KB
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This appeal is before the court on the issue of whether the trial courts exclusion of evidence of the circumstances surrounding the appellees confession, which was received in evidence, was harmless error. Appellee was convicted of murder. After exhausting state appellate procedures, Appellee sought federal habeas corpus relief. The district court concluded that exclusion of the evidence was not harmless error and conditionally granted the writ of habeas corpus. The Commonwealth of Kentucky appealed. Our review indicates that the exclusion of the evidence could have contributed to Cranes conviction. Thus, the error was not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court.