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"At trial, the district court ruled that the defendant's counsel could not cross-examine a government witness about his swastika tattoos. We conclude that this restriction on the scope of cross-examination was a violation of the Confrontation Clause"

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"At trial, the district court ruled that the defendant's counsel could not cross-examine a government witness about his swastika tattoos. We conclude that this restriction on the scope of cross-examination was a violation of the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment." So holds the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in a ruling issued today. Unfortunately for the defendant, today's Second Circuit ruling also holds that the error was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.

Full post as published by How Appealing on November 18, 2008 (boomark / email).

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