Crawford v. Washington, No. 02-9410 (U.S. Supreme Court) (541 U.S. 36; 124 S.Ct. 1354) (March 8, 2004) (Justice Scalia)
The Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause provides that “in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right . . . to be confronted with the witnesses against him.” In 1980, the Supreme Court interpreted that right to mean that it does not bar the admission of an unavailable witness’ statement …
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