United States v. McGrath

Opinion of the Court

COX, Judge:

At his trial, appellant, through various legal maneuvers, attempted to block the victim from testifying at the court-martial. Failing that, when offered the opportunity to cross-examine her, he declined. On this appeal, he now argues he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to be confronted by the victim at trial. As a result of this alleged denial, he contends that two of the victim’s out-of-court statements should have been ruled inadmissible.1 The exclusion of those statements, in turn, would leave his own pretrial confession “uncorroborated” — and thus…