Crawford V Washington Case Brief

The court permitted the tape recorded statement into evidence.

Crawford v washington case brief. 2d 424 54 p 3d 656 reversed and remanded. 2004 supreme court of the united states no. 36 2004 147 wash. Petitioner stabbed a man who allegedly tried to rape hi.

Testimonial statements cannot be used against a defendant who is not given the opportunity to confront the. O the appellate court overturned on the grounds that mrs. Hundreds of law school topic related videos from. Syllabus opinion scalia concurrence rehnquist html version pdf version.

O the washington supreme court reinstated the conviction. O the trial court admitted her statement. Crawford s statement had been improperly admitted. Every bundle includes the complete text from each of the titles below.

The jury convicted crawford for assault. The statement contradicted crawford s argument that he stabbed the man in defense of his wife. Defendant was convicted in state court of assault. Html version pdf version.

Statement of the facts. Washington case brief rule of law. The prosecution tried to introduce a recorded statement by crawford s wife where she described the stabbing. 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.

November 10 2003 decided. 36 2004 united states supreme court case facts key issues and holdings and reasonings online today. W here testimonial statements are at issue the only indicium of reliability sufficient to satisfy constitutional demands is confrontation facts. I dissent from the court s decision to.

Washington 02 9410 541 u s. 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. Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder. During crawford s trial prosecutors played for the jury his wife s tape recorded statement to the police describing the stabbing.

Written and curated by real attorneys at quimbee. The washington supreme court felt that the statement was reliable. 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.