Crawford v. Washington
law case
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The case of Crawford v. Washington (2004) centered on the Sixth Amendment's confrontation clause, which guarantees a criminal defendant the right to confront witnesses against them. The Supreme Court ruled that "testimonial" out-of-court statements by witnesses are inadmissible unless the witness is unavailable and the defendant had a prior opportunity to cross-examine them. This12
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