Legal Opinion

In the Interest of: N.C., Appeal of: Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 15, 2014No. 5 WAP 2014PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice STEVENS.

In this fact-specific appeal by the Commonwealth, we consider whether the Superior Court erred in holding the right of a juvenile accused to be confronted with a witness against him conferred by the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution was violated where the juvenile court admitted • into evidence an out-of-court, videotaped, forensic interview of a child complainant under the Tender Years Hearsay Act (“TYHA”), even though defense counsel did not cross-examine the child complainant who had taken the witness stand at the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  5. Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Brady, M. v. Urbas D.P.M., W., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  2. Com. v. Bennett, S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  3. Com. v. Bennett, S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  4. Com. v. Vincent, D.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  5. Com. v. Widener, S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015

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