Caldwell v. State

Amendment Six to the United States Constitution and Art. 2, § 10 of the Arkansas Constitution only assure an accused that he shall enjoy the right to be confronted with the witnesses against him. ....

These constitutional provisions are but a declaration of the common law rule and the constitutional guaranty is confined to those who are witnesses against the accused. They do not require that every witness who has knowledge of relevant facts testify. They do not guarantee the accused that a victim, accuser, complainant, complaining witness, or private prosecutor will be called as a witness or…