Crawford V Washington

Opinion of the court scalia concurring opinion rehnquist petitioner michael d.

Crawford v washington.

The court permitted the tape recorded statement into evidence. Petitioner stabbed a man who allegedly tried to rape hi. Syllabus opinion scalia concurrence rehnquist html version pdf version. Certiorari to the supreme court of washington.

Washington case brief rule of law. Written and curated by real attorneys at quimbee. 36 2004 147 wash. Argued november 10 2003 decided march 8 2004.

Crawford was charged with attempted murder and assault of a man who he alleged tried to rape his wife. Washington supreme court of the united states. 2d 177 2004 brief fact summary. The prosecution tried to introduce a recorded statement by crawford s wife where she described the stabbing.

Statement of the facts. Decided by rehnquist court. 36 2004 united states supreme court case facts key issues and holdings and reasonings online today. Html version pdf version.

Html version pdf version. The petitioner crawford the petitioner brought this action after he was convicted of stabbing a man who tried to rape his wife when the prosecution was allowed to present her recorded statement against him. 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. Opinion announcement march 08 2004.

W here testimonial statements are at issue the only indicium of reliability sufficient to satisfy constitutional demands is confrontation facts. 2d 424 54 p 3d 656 reversed and remanded. English authorities and early state cases indicate that this was the common law at the time of the founding. Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder.

Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder. Washington 02 9410 541 u s. Oral argument november 10 2003. Washington syllabus timonial statements of a witness who did not appear at trial unless he was unavailable to testify and the defendant had had a prior op portunity for cross examination.