Testimonial statements cannot be used against a defendant who is not given the opportunity to confront the.
Crawford v washington rule.
Crawford was charged with attempted murder and assault of a man who he alleged tried to rape his wife.
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The statement contradicted crawford s argument that he stabbed the man in defense of his wife.
Because it was pre recorded crawford could not cross examine the statement.
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Petitioner stabbed a man who allegedly tried to rape hi.
Argued november 10 2003 decided march 8 2004.
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The court permitted the tape recorded statement into evidence.
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.
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.
Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder.
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2d 424 54 p 3d 656 reversed and remanded.
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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 the court radically revamped the.
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The sixth amendment s confrontation clause provides that i n all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right.
The jury convicted crawford for assault.
Washington supreme court of the united states.
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.
Certiorari to the supreme court of washington.
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The new crawford rule.
November 10 2003 decided.
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