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Crawford v washington rule.
Washington case brief rule of law.
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The prosecution tried to introduce a recorded statement by crawford s wife where she described the stabbing.
Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder.
The statement contradicted crawford s argument that he stabbed the man in defense of his wife.
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.
Washington case brief rule of law.
The new crawford rule.
Written and curated by real attorneys at quimbee.
Argued november 10 2003 decided march 8 2004.
The court permitted the tape recorded statement into evidence.
Washington the court radically revamped the.
Testimonial statements cannot be used against a defendant who is not given the opportunity to confront the.
36 2004 147 wash.
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The jury convicted crawford for assault.
During crawford s trial prosecutors played for the jury his wife s tape recorded statement to the police describing the stabbing.
2d 424 54 p 3d 656 reversed and remanded.
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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.
Washington supreme court of the united states.
To be confronted with the witnesses against him 1 this protection applies to the states by way of the fourteenth amendment 2 3in crawford v.
Because it was pre recorded crawford could not cross examine the statement.
Statement of the facts.
Certiorari to the supreme court of washington.
Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder.
Petitioner stabbed a man who allegedly tried to rape hi.
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November 10 2003 decided.
Washington 02 9410 541 u s.
W here testimonial statements are at issue the only indicium of reliability sufficient to satisfy constitutional demands is confrontation facts.
