testimonial evidence

• confrontation clause
• Sixth Amendment
• Crawford v. Washington
• drug testing
• testimonial evidence

Oral argument: Nov. 10, 2008

Appealed from: Appeals Court of Massachusetts (July 31, 2007)

Overview

The Sixth Amendment provides that a person accused of a crime has the right to confront a witness against him or her in a criminal action.  This includes the right to be present at the trial (which is guaranteed by the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 43).

• Sixth Amendment
• criminal law
• criminal procedure
• trial witness
• cross-examine
• confrontation clause
• precedent
• STARE DECISIS
• testimonial evidence
• TESTIMONY