As the Court has granted cert on two Confrontation Clause cases, I think this case should be held. New Mexico v. Earnest, No. 85-162 (Oct. 18 Conference), which raises the question whether the Clause precluded admitting a hearsay confession of a codefendant without first considering the statement\u27s reliability, will discuss issues of reliability and will reinterpret Ohio v. Roberts, 448 u.s. 56 (1980) in ways that are certain to be relevant to this case. Delaware v. Van Arsdall, No. 84-1279, raises the question of whether barring the defendant from cross-examining a witness about a possible deal with the prosecutors in exchange for his testimony was per se reversible error. This case does not present the harmless error issue, and the tri...
This Article will explore why these types of confessions, called self-inculpatory statements, should...
The Supreme Court recently returned to the Framers\u27 intent behind the Confrontation Clause and ov...
The Court of Appeals of Maryland held that the defendant’s right to confrontation was not violated w...
In this case, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed respondent William Fensterer\u27s conviction on th...
1. SUMMARY: Petr contends that Sup. Ct. Del. erred in reversing resp\u27s conviction on the ground t...
In this case, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed respondent William Fensterer\u27s conviction on th...
This past term, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the latest in a series of confrontation clause cases ...
At conference I vote to hold this case for Delaware v. Van Arsdall, No. 84-1279. Although I still pr...
In this case, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed respondent William Fensterer\u27s conviction on th...
In his concurring opinion in California v. Green, the Chief Justice emphasized the importance of al...
The following article is an edited version of the amicus curiae brief filed with the Supreme Court o...
Williams v. Illinois, handed down in 2012, is the latest in a new and revolutionary line of U.S. Sup...
This piece comments on the state of the Supreme Court’s Confrontation Clause jurisprudence at the cl...
I think your concerns may be satisfied by the following revisions to the circulating draft, which I ...
For several centuries, prosecution witnesses in criminal cases have given their testimony under oath...
This Article will explore why these types of confessions, called self-inculpatory statements, should...
The Supreme Court recently returned to the Framers\u27 intent behind the Confrontation Clause and ov...
The Court of Appeals of Maryland held that the defendant’s right to confrontation was not violated w...
In this case, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed respondent William Fensterer\u27s conviction on th...
1. SUMMARY: Petr contends that Sup. Ct. Del. erred in reversing resp\u27s conviction on the ground t...
In this case, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed respondent William Fensterer\u27s conviction on th...
This past term, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the latest in a series of confrontation clause cases ...
At conference I vote to hold this case for Delaware v. Van Arsdall, No. 84-1279. Although I still pr...
In this case, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed respondent William Fensterer\u27s conviction on th...
In his concurring opinion in California v. Green, the Chief Justice emphasized the importance of al...
The following article is an edited version of the amicus curiae brief filed with the Supreme Court o...
Williams v. Illinois, handed down in 2012, is the latest in a new and revolutionary line of U.S. Sup...
This piece comments on the state of the Supreme Court’s Confrontation Clause jurisprudence at the cl...
I think your concerns may be satisfied by the following revisions to the circulating draft, which I ...
For several centuries, prosecution witnesses in criminal cases have given their testimony under oath...
This Article will explore why these types of confessions, called self-inculpatory statements, should...
The Supreme Court recently returned to the Framers\u27 intent behind the Confrontation Clause and ov...
The Court of Appeals of Maryland held that the defendant’s right to confrontation was not violated w...