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Davis v. Washington
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Last Revised • July 10, 2026
This Source Verification Page documents the United States Supreme Court's decision in Davis v. Washington, cited in Claim II of the Supplemental Motion. The decision defines when statements made during police questioning become testimonial under the Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause.
Related SMAR Citation
“In Davis v. Washington (2005), the Court held testimonial statements are those "made in the course of police interrogation" when the "primary purpose of the interrogation [was] to establish or prove past events potentially relevant to later prosecution."”
Case Name
Davis v. Washington
Citation
547 U.S. 813 (2006)
Date
June 19, 2006*
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Original United States Supreme Court opinion
Source Location
United States Supreme Court Opinion
Highlighted Pages
813 - 814, 821 - 822, 826 - 827
Referenced in the Supplemental Motion
Page 53, Paragraph: 109
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May's allegation that the statements attributed to Darrell Godfrey and presented through law
enforcement testimony constituted testimonial hearsay subject to the protections of the
Confrontation Clause. Davis v. Washington is cited to support the principle that statements made
during police interrogation are testimonial when their primary purpose is to establish or prove past
events potentially relevant to a later criminal prosecution. May relies upon this authority to argue
that testimonial statements from a non-testifying witness may not be introduced against a
defendant without the constitutional protections required by the Confrontation Clause.
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