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Crawford v washington rule.
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Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder.
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36 2004 united states supreme court case facts key issues and holdings and reasonings online today.
The prosecution tried to introduce a recorded statement by crawford s wife where she described the stabbing.
W here testimonial statements are at issue the only indicium of reliability sufficient to satisfy constitutional demands is confrontation facts.
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Argued november 10 2003 decided march 8 2004.
The sixth amendment s confrontation clause provides that i n all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right.
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Statement of the facts.
During crawford s trial prosecutors played for the jury his wife s tape recorded statement to the police describing the stabbing.
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.
November 10 2003 decided.
Certiorari to the supreme court of washington.
Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder.
Crawford was charged with attempted murder and assault of a man who he alleged tried to rape his wife.
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2d 424 54 p 3d 656 reversed and remanded.
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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.
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Testimonial statements cannot be used against a defendant who is not given the opportunity to confront the.
Petitioner stabbed a man who allegedly tried to rape hi.
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Because it was pre recorded crawford could not cross examine the statement.
The statement contradicted crawford s argument that he stabbed the man in defense of his wife.
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The court permitted the tape recorded statement into evidence.
