Delaware v. Van Arsdale, No. 84-1279 (U.S. Supreme Court) (475 U.S. 673; 106 S.Ct. 1431) (April 7, 1986) (Justice Rehnquist)
In this case, Delaware sought review of a decision from the Supreme Court of Delaware, which reversed the defendant's murder conviction on the ground that the trial court, by improperly restricting defense counsel's cross-examination designed to show bias on the part of a prosecution witness, had violated defendant's confrontation rights ...
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