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Crawford v. Washington
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"In Crawford v. Washington (2004) the Court held that admission of the defendant's wife's out-of-court statements to police officers, regarding the incident in which the defendant allegedly stabbed the victim, violated the Confrontation Clause, regardless of whether statements were deemed reliable by the court, where statements were testimonial and the defendant was not given an opportunity to cross-examine the wife."
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“In Crawford v. Washington (2004) the Court held that admission of the defendant's wife's out-ofcourt statements to police officers, regarding the incident in which the defendant allegedly stabbed the victim, violated the Confrontation Clause, regardless of whether statements were deemed reliable by the court, where statements were testimonial and the defendant was not given an opportunity to cross-examine the wife.”
Case Name
Crawford v. Washington
Citation
541 U.S. 36 (2004)
Date
March 8, 2004
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Original United States Supreme Court opinion
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United States Supreme Court Opinion
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1 - 2, 8 - 10, 13
Referenced in the Supplemental Motion
Page 53, Paragraph: 109
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May's allegation that the out-of-court statements attributed to Darrell Godfrey constituted
testimonial statements protected by the Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause. May cites Davis
v. Washington to support the principle that statements made during police interrogation are
testimonial when the primary purpose of the interrogation is to establish or prove past events
potentially relevant to a later criminal prosecution. May relies upon this definition to argue that
Godfrey's statements to law enforcement were testimonial in nature and therefore could not be
introduced against the Defendant without an opportunity for cross-examination.
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