MECHLER v. PROCUNIER

No. 84-1252.

754 F.2d 1294 (1985)

Larry J. MECHLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Raymond K. PROCUNIER, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 15, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry A. Nass, Jr., Ruben Montemayor, San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Jim Mattox, Atty. Gen., Charles A. Palmer, Laurie A. Booras, Asst. Attys. Gen., Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.


CLARK, Chief Judge:

Larry Mechler appeals from a judgment denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The principal issue on appeal is whether the introduction at trial of the preliminary hearing testimony of an unavailable witness denied Mechler his constitutional right to confront witnesses against him. We hold that Mechler's constitutional rights were not violated and affirm denial of the writ.

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Larry Mechler is serving a 75-year prison sentence...

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