Crawford V Washington

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.

Crawford v washington.

Syllabus opinion scalia concurrence rehnquist html version pdf version. Html version pdf version. Washington supreme court of the united states. Decided by rehnquist court.

Statement of the facts. 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. Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder. November 10 2003 decided.

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. Petitioner stabbed a man who allegedly tried to rape hi. The court permitted the tape recorded statement into evidence. The prosecution tried to introduce a recorded statement by crawford s wife where she described the stabbing.

Opinion announcement march 08 2004. Html version pdf version. Washington case brief rule of law. Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder.

Argued november 10 2003 decided march 8 2004. 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. Oral argument november 10 2003.

36 2004 united states supreme court case facts key issues and holdings and reasonings online today. Written and curated by real attorneys at quimbee. 36 2004 147 wash. Lower court washington supreme court.

2d 424 54 p 3d 656 reversed and remanded. Washington 02 9410 541 u s. Certiorari to the supreme court of washington. Opinion of the court scalia concurring opinion rehnquist petitioner michael d.