Edward N. Daniels v. Bobbi Jo Salamon, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Rockview, et al.
Did the lower court err when they refused to apply this court's precedent in Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123 (1968) when the co-conspirator / co-defendant (Murchison) refused to be cross-examined after he testified and implicated Daniels in the crime?
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED | DID THE LOWER COURT ERR WHEN THEY REFUSED TO APPLY THIS COURT'S | PRECEDENT IN BRUTON V. UNITED STATES, 391 U.S. 123 (1968) WHEN THE CO-CONSPIRATOR / CO-DEFENDANT (MURCHISON) REFUSED TO BE CROSS, -EXAMINED AFTER HE TESTIFIED AND IMPLICATED DANIELS IN THE CRIME? | DID THE LOWER COURT ERR WHEN IT HELD THAT BRUTON DOES NOT APPLY | TO A CO-DEFENDANT WHO PLEADS GUILTY BEFORE THE OTHER , CO-DEFENDANTS GO TO TRIAL? | | |