Crawford V Washington

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.

Crawford v washington.

Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder. The court permitted the tape recorded statement into evidence. 2d 177 2004 brief fact summary. Petitioner stabbed a man who allegedly tried to rape hi.

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. 2d 424 54 p 3d 656 reversed and remanded. 36 2004 united states supreme court case facts key issues and holdings and reasonings online today. 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.

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. Written and curated by real attorneys at quimbee. W here testimonial statements are at issue the only indicium of reliability sufficient to satisfy constitutional demands is confrontation facts. 36 2004 147 wash.

Lower court washington supreme court. November 10 2003 decided. Html version pdf version. Syllabus opinion scalia concurrence rehnquist html version pdf version.

Argued november 10 2003 decided march 8 2004. Washington 02 9410 541 u s. Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder. Washington supreme court of the united states.

Certiorari to the supreme court of washington. Oral argument november 10 2003. Opinion announcement march 08 2004. Crawford was charged with attempted murder and assault of a man who he alleged tried to rape his wife.

The prosecution tried to introduce a recorded statement by crawford s wife where she described the stabbing. Decided by rehnquist court. Html version pdf version. Washington case brief rule of law.