Legal Opinion
People v. Fletcher
California Supreme Court
Decided June 17, 1996No. S044323PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KENNARD, J.
The confrontation clause of the Sixth Amendment to the federal Constitution, made applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, provides that “[i]n all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right ... to be confronted with the witnesses against him.” The right of confrontation includes the right of cross-examination. (Pointer v. Texas (1965) 380 U.S. 400, 404, 406-407 (13 L.Ed.2d 923, 926-927, 927-928, 85 S.Ct. 1065].)
A recurring problem in the application of the right of confrontation concerns an out-of-court confession 1 of one defendant that…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Delli Paoli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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