The following excerpt is from Watson v. Beard, Civil No. 13-cv-0277-WQH (DHB) (S.D. Cal. 2014):
"Confrontation Clause violations are subject to harmless error analysis." United States v. Nielsen, 371 F.3d 574, 581 (9th Cir. 2004); see also United States v. Allen, 425 F.3d 1231, 1235 (9th Cir. 2005). A federal habeas court must determine whether the
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