Crawford V Washington

The court permitted the tape recorded statement into evidence.

Crawford v washington.

Opinion announcement march 08 2004. Washington case brief rule of law. Html version pdf version. 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.

November 10 2003 decided. Argued november 10 2003 decided march 8 2004. Decided by rehnquist court. 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.

Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder. Written and curated by real attorneys at quimbee. Statement of the facts. 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.

English authorities and early state cases indicate that this was the common law at the time of the founding. Syllabus opinion scalia concurrence rehnquist html version pdf version. Washington 02 9410 541 u s. Certiorari to the supreme court of washington.

The prosecution tried to introduce a recorded statement by crawford s wife where she described the stabbing. Opinion of the court scalia concurring opinion rehnquist petitioner michael d. 36 2004 united states supreme court case facts key issues and holdings and reasonings online today. Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder.

Washington supreme court of the united states. Lower court washington supreme court. 2d 177 2004 brief fact summary. Oral argument november 10 2003.

2d 424 54 p 3d 656 reversed and remanded. W here testimonial statements are at issue the only indicium of reliability sufficient to satisfy constitutional demands is confrontation facts. Html version pdf version. 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.