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Crawford v washington case brief.
The prosecution tried to introduce a recorded statement by crawford s wife where she described the stabbing.
Washington 02 9410 541 u s.
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O the trial court admitted her statement.
The washington supreme court felt that the statement was reliable.
Because it was pre recorded crawford could not cross examine the statement.
Crawford s statement had been improperly admitted.
The statement contradicted crawford s argument that he stabbed the man in defense of his wife.
O the appellate court overturned on the grounds that mrs.
Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder.
W here testimonial statements are at issue the only indicium of reliability sufficient to satisfy constitutional demands is confrontation facts.
On writ of certiorari to the supreme court of washington march 8 2004 chief justice rehnquist with whom justice o connor joins concurring in the judgment.
Washington case brief rule of law.
Statement of the facts.
Defendant was convicted in state court of assault.
36 2004 is a united states supreme court decision that reformulated the standard for determining when the admission of hearsay statements in criminal cases is permitted under the confrontation clause of the sixth amendment the court held that cross examination is required to admit prior testimonial statements of witnesses who have since become unavailable.
The jury convicted crawford for assault.
Crawford was charged with attempted murder and assault of a man who he alleged tried to rape his wife.
36 2004 united states supreme court case facts key issues and holdings and reasonings online today.
I dissent from the court s decision to.
November 10 2003 decided.
During crawford s trial prosecutors played for the jury his wife s tape recorded statement to the police describing the stabbing.
The court permitted the tape recorded statement into evidence.
Testimonial statements cannot be used against a defendant who is not given the opportunity to confront the.
The state sought to introduce a recorded statement that petitioner s wife sylvia had made during police interrogation as evidence that the stabbing was not in self defense.
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Washington case brief rule of law.
2d 424 54 p 3d 656 reversed and remanded.
Petitioner stabbed a man who allegedly tried to rape hi.
36 2004 147 wash.
