The jury convicted crawford for assault.
Crawford v washington rule.
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Crawford was charged with attempted murder and assault of a man who he alleged tried to rape his wife.
Testimonial statements cannot be used against a defendant who is not given the opportunity to confront the.
To be confronted with the witnesses against him 1 this protection applies to the states by way of the fourteenth amendment 2 3in crawford v.
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During crawford s trial prosecutors played for the jury his wife s tape recorded statement to the police describing the stabbing.
November 10 2003 decided.
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The state sought to introduce a recorded statement that petitioner s wife sylvia had made during police interrogation as evidence that the stabbing was not in self defense.
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W here testimonial statements are at issue the only indicium of reliability sufficient to satisfy constitutional demands is confrontation facts.
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Because it was pre recorded crawford could not cross examine the statement.
The sixth amendment s confrontation clause provides that i n all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right.
The court permitted the tape recorded statement into evidence.
Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder.
The prosecution tried to introduce a recorded statement by crawford s wife where she described the stabbing.
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The statement contradicted crawford s argument that he stabbed the man in defense of his wife.
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Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder.
Petitioner stabbed a man who allegedly tried to rape hi.
Argued november 10 2003 decided march 8 2004.
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