Crawford v. State

The sixth amendment right of an accused in a criminal case to confront the witnesses against him is a fundamental constitutional right made obligatory on the states by the fourteenth amendment to the federal constitution. 1 Dutton v. Evans, 400 U. S. 74, 91 S. Ct. 210, 27 L.Ed.2d 213 (1970); Pointer v. Texas, 380 U. S. 400, 85 S. Ct. 1065, 13 L.Ed.2d 923 (1965). The same right is secured by Art. 21 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights. 2 State v. Collins, 265 Md. 70, 288 A. 2d 163 (1972). The issue presented in this case is whether the appellant Crawford was denied his constitutional right…