Crawford V Washington

2d 177 2004 brief fact summary.

Crawford v washington.

Html version pdf version. Argued november 10 2003 decided march 8 2004. Crawford was charged with attempted murder and assault of a man who he alleged tried to rape his wife. Opinion of the court scalia concurring opinion rehnquist petitioner michael d.

Washington case brief rule of law. Html version pdf version. Statement of the facts. Washington supreme court of the united states.

November 10 2003 decided. Certiorari to the supreme court of washington. Lower court washington supreme court. Petitioner stabbed a man who allegedly tried to rape hi.

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. Oral argument november 10 2003. English authorities and early state cases indicate that this was the common law at the time of the founding.

Syllabus opinion scalia concurrence rehnquist html version pdf version. The court permitted the tape recorded statement into evidence. 36 2004 united states supreme court case facts key issues and holdings and reasonings online today. Opinion announcement march 08 2004.

W here testimonial statements are at issue the only indicium of reliability sufficient to satisfy constitutional demands is confrontation facts. 36 2004 147 wash. The prosecution tried to introduce a recorded statement by crawford s wife where she described the stabbing. 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 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. 2d 424 54 p 3d 656 reversed and remanded. Washington 02 9410 541 u s. 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.