Legal Opinion
Rainey v. State
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 4, 2020No. 1938/17PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Ronnie Lee Rainey, Sr. v. State of Maryland, No. 1938, September Term, 2017, filed May 4, 2020. Opinion by Thieme, J. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — SIXTH AMENDMENT — CONFRONTATION CLAUSE — “TESTIMONIAL HEARSAY” — Crawford v. Washington,
541 U.S. 36
(2004): In Crawford v. Washington,
541 U.S. 36
(2004), the Supreme Court held that the Confrontation Clause generally bars the introduction into evidence, at a criminal trial, of “testimonial hearsay,” unless the defendant had a prior opportunity to cross-examine the declarant, and the declarant was presently unavailable to testify. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — SIXTH…
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