Crawford V Washington

2d 424 54 p 3d 656 reversed and remanded.

Crawford v washington.

Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder. 36 2004 united states supreme court case facts key issues and holdings and reasonings online today. 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. The prosecution tried to introduce a recorded statement by crawford s wife where she described the stabbing.

Syllabus opinion scalia concurrence rehnquist html version pdf version. The petitioner crawford the petitioner brought this action after he was convicted of stabbing a man who tried to rape his wife when the prosecution was allowed to present her recorded statement against him. Lower court washington supreme court. Decided by rehnquist court.

Crawford was charged with attempted murder and assault of a man who he alleged tried to rape his wife. Html version pdf version. Oral argument november 10 2003. 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.

Statement of the facts. Argued november 10 2003 decided march 8 2004. 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.

Opinion announcement march 08 2004. Washington 02 9410 541 u s. 36 2004 147 wash. Washington case brief rule of law.

Opinion of the court scalia concurring opinion rehnquist petitioner michael d. November 10 2003 decided. English authorities and early state cases indicate that this was the common law at the time of the founding. Petitioner stabbed a man who allegedly tried to rape hi.

Washington supreme court of the united states. W here testimonial statements are at issue the only indicium of reliability sufficient to satisfy constitutional demands is confrontation facts. Certiorari to the supreme court of washington. Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder.