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Crawford v Washington: 2004

(US Supreme Court) The Court examined the historical background to the Sixth Amendment.
Held: The principal evil against which it was directed ‘was the civil-law mode of criminal procedure, and particularly its use of ex parte examinations as evidence against the accused.’ Hence it was aimed at an accuser who made a formal statement to government officers.

Judges:

Scalia J

Citations:

(2004) 541 US 36

Jurisdiction:

United States

Cited by:

CitedD (A Minor), Regina (on the Application of) v Camberwell Green Youth Court HL 27-Jan-2005
The defendant challenged the obligatory requirement that evidence given by a person under 17 in sex or violent offence cases must normally be given by video link.
Held: The purpose of the section was to improve the quality of the evidence . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.

International, Criminal Practice

Updated: 09 May 2022; Ref: scu.222103

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