Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit December 2, 2003, No. 03-55338; D.C. No. CV-02-00397-MMM (James v. Mitchell)

MEMORANDUM**

Habeas petitioner Lisa James appeals from the district court’s denial of the writ. She contends that her rights under the Confrontation Clause were violated by the state trial court’s admission of testimony by her deceased co-conspirator’s attorney Todd Rash stating that the decedent George Taylor had, in a pre-mortem jailhouse interview protected by the attorney-client privilege,