Crawford V Washington Case Brief

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Crawford v washington case brief.

Crawford s statement had been improperly admitted. Washington 02 9410 541 u s. 2d 424 54 p 3d 656 reversed and remanded. Washington case brief rule of law.

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. 36 2004 united states supreme court case facts key issues and holdings and reasonings online today. Syllabus opinion scalia concurrence rehnquist html version pdf version. 2004 supreme court of the united states no.

Washington case brief rule of law. Every bundle includes the complete text from each of the titles below. Testimonial statements cannot be used against a defendant who is not given the opportunity to confront the. Hundreds of law school topic related videos from.

During crawford s trial prosecutors played for the jury his wife s tape recorded statement to the police describing the stabbing. Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder. November 10 2003 decided. The statement contradicted crawford s argument that he stabbed the man in defense of his wife.

Html version pdf version. The jury convicted crawford for assault. The court permitted the tape recorded statement into evidence. Petitioner stabbed a man who allegedly tried to rape hi.

O the appellate court overturned on the grounds that mrs. Statement of the facts. 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.

I dissent from the court s decision to. 36 2004 147 wash. O the washington supreme court reinstated the conviction. W here testimonial statements are at issue the only indicium of reliability sufficient to satisfy constitutional demands is confrontation facts.

O the trial court admitted her statement. Defendant was convicted in state court of assault. Because it was pre recorded crawford could not cross examine the statement. The washington supreme court felt that the statement was reliable.