Davis v. Alaska, No. 72-2774 (U.S. Supreme Court) (415 U.S. 308; 94 S.Ct. 1105) (February 27, 1974) (Justice Burger)
The issue addressed by the Court in this was was "whether the Confrontation Clause requires that a defendant in a criminal case be allowed to impeach the credibility of a prosecution witness by cross-examination directed at possible bias deriving from the witness' probationary status as a juvenile delinquent when such ...
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