RINER v. OWENS

No. 83-1627.

764 F.2d 1253 (1985)

Jack RINER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Norman G. OWENS, Superintendent, Indiana State Reformatory, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 14, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard B. Eisenberg, So. Ill. Univ. Associate Professor of Law, Carbondale, Ill., for petitioner-appellant.

David L. Steiner, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, Ind., for respondent-appellee.

Before CUDAHY, COFFEY and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Jack Riner appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Riner challenges his conviction for first degree murder on the ground that he was denied the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses against him. The state of Indiana contends that he waived his right to raise the confrontation issue on appeal as a result of his failure to raise the issue at trial or on direct appeal in the state...

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