Third Circuit: Candice Staruh v. Superintendent Cambridge

FRE, Hearsay, Habeas, AEDPA

Refusal to allow hearsay evidence of admission of guilt by a family member of the deft was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of constitutional law, as there were insufficient indicia of reliability and the speaker had an incentive to mislead the court.

Candice Staruh v. Superintendent Cambridge