Crawford V Washington

The court permitted the tape recorded statement into evidence.

Crawford v washington.

2d 177 2004 brief fact summary. English authorities and early state cases indicate that this was the common law at the time of the founding. Washington case brief rule of law. Syllabus opinion scalia concurrence rehnquist html version pdf version.

Lower court washington supreme court. 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. 36 2004 147 wash. Washington supreme court of the united states.

Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder. Statement of the facts. Decided by rehnquist court. Opinion announcement march 08 2004.

Washington syllabus timonial statements of a witness who did not appear at trial unless he was unavailable to testify and the defendant had had a prior op portunity for cross examination. 2d 424 54 p 3d 656 reversed and remanded. Washington 02 9410 541 u s. 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.

Html version pdf version. Crawford was charged with attempted murder and assault of a man who he alleged tried to rape his wife. The prosecution tried to introduce a recorded statement by crawford s wife where she described the stabbing. Petitioner stabbed a man who allegedly tried to rape hi.

Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder. Certiorari to the supreme court of washington. Opinion of the court scalia concurring opinion rehnquist petitioner michael d. November 10 2003 decided.

Html version pdf version. W here testimonial statements are at issue the only indicium of reliability sufficient to satisfy constitutional demands is confrontation facts. 36 2004 united states supreme court case facts key issues and holdings and reasonings online today. Oral argument november 10 2003.