United States v. Taylor

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

CURTIS L. COLLIER, Chief Judge.

In Defendant Rejón Taylor’s ongoing capital trial, the United States seeks to introduce a hearsay statement. Defendant opposes the statement’s admission on the grounds that it violates the Confrontation Clause of the United States Constitution. Because the Court concludes the statement is testimonial and the forfeiture-by-wrongdoing rule, as announced in Giles v. California, — U.S. -, 128 S.Ct. 2678, 171 L.Ed.2d 488 (2008), is not satisfied, the Court rules the statement inadmissible.

I. RELEVANT FACTS

A. The Indictment

A Superseding Indictment…