Legal Opinion
United States v. Antoine Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 12, 2014No. 10-50401, 10-50407PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
The world of evidence was shaken about ten years ago when the Supreme Court ruled that out-of-court “testimonial” statements of unavailable witnesses can be admitted only if they have been subject to cross-examination, regardless of the indicia of reliability. Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36, 124 S.Ct. 1354, 158 L.Ed.2d 177 (2004). This criminal appeal presents an issue of first impression for our circuit, post-Crawford.
The issue concerns the so-called “forfeiture exception” to the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment. That exception applies when the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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