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Crawford v washington rule.
36 2004 147 wash.
During crawford s trial prosecutors played for the jury his wife s tape recorded statement to the police describing the stabbing.
2d 424 54 p 3d 656 reversed and remanded.
The prosecution tried to introduce a recorded statement by crawford s wife where she described the stabbing.
Testimonial statements cannot be used against a defendant who is not given the opportunity to confront the.
November 10 2003 decided.
Petitioner stabbed a man who allegedly tried to rape hi.
The statement contradicted crawford s argument that he stabbed the man in defense of his wife.
Washington case brief rule of law.
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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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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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 court permitted the tape recorded statement into evidence.
Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder.
The sixth amendment s confrontation clause provides that i n all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right.
Because it was pre recorded crawford could not cross examine the statement.
Argued november 10 2003 decided march 8 2004.
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Crawford was charged with attempted murder and assault of a man who he alleged tried to rape his wife.
Washington case brief rule of law.
The jury convicted crawford for assault.
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