Crawford V Washington Case Brief

Crawford was charged with attempted murder and assault of a man who he alleged tried to rape his wife.

Crawford v washington case brief.

The court permitted the tape recorded statement into evidence. The prosecution tried to introduce a recorded statement by crawford s wife where she described the stabbing. O the washington supreme court reinstated the conviction. 2004 supreme court of the united states no.

Washington case brief rule of law. 2d 424 54 p 3d 656 reversed and remanded. O the appellate court overturned on the grounds that mrs. The statement contradicted crawford s argument that he stabbed the man in defense of his wife.

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. Washington case brief rule of law. 36 2004 united states supreme court case facts key issues and holdings and reasonings online today. O the trial court admitted her statement.

36 2004 is a united states supreme court decision that reformulated the standard for determining when the admission of hearsay statements in criminal cases is permitted under the confrontation clause of the sixth amendment the court held that cross examination is required to admit prior testimonial statements of witnesses who have since become unavailable. The washington supreme court felt that the statement was reliable. Crawford s statement had been improperly admitted. The jury convicted crawford for assault.

During crawford s trial prosecutors played for the jury his wife s tape recorded statement to the police describing the stabbing. Html version pdf version. Html version pdf version. Because it was pre recorded crawford could not cross examine the statement.

I dissent from the court s decision to. 36 2004 147 wash. Written and curated by real attorneys at quimbee. Statement of the facts.

Testimonial statements cannot be used against a defendant who is not given the opportunity to confront the. Syllabus opinion scalia concurrence rehnquist html version pdf version. On writ of certiorari to the supreme court of washington march 8 2004 chief justice rehnquist with whom justice o connor joins concurring in the judgment. Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder.

Hundreds of law school topic related videos from. Petitioner stabbed a man who allegedly tried to rape hi. Washington 02 9410 541 u s. November 10 2003 decided.