Legal Opinion
Davis v. Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 19, 2006No. 05-5224PublishedCited by 3,316 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia
These cases require us to determine when statements made to law enforcement personnel during a 911 call or at a crime scene are “testimonial” and thus subject to the requirements of the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause.
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The relevant statements in Davis v. Washington, No. 05-5224, were made to a 911 emergency operator on February 1, 2001. When the operator answered the initial call, the connection terminated before anyone spoke. She reversed the call, and Michelle McCottry answered. In the ensuing conversation, the operator ascertained that McCottry was involved in a domestic…
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