Legal Opinion
Davis v. Alaska
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 27, 1974No. 72-5794PublishedCited by 5,290 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
We granted certiorari in this case to consider whether the Confrontation Clause requires that a defendant in a criminal case be allowed to impeach the credibility of a prosecution witness by cross-examination directed at possible bias deriving from the witness’ probationary status as a juvenile delinquent when such an impeachment would conflict with a State’s asserted interest in preserving the confidentiality of juvenile adjudications of delinquency.(1)
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