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  2. Confrontation Clause - Wikipedia

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    Generally, the right is to have a face-to-face confrontation with witnesses who are offering testimonial evidence against the accused in the form of cross-examination during a trial. The Fourteenth Amendment makes the right to confrontation applicable to the states and not just the federal government.

  3. Crawford v. Washington - Wikipedia

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    Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004), is a landmark United States Supreme Court decision that reformulated the standard for determining when the admission of hearsay statements in criminal cases is permitted under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment.

  4. Maryland v. Craig - Wikipedia

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    Maryland v. Craig, 497 U.S. 836 (1990), was a U.S. Supreme Court case involving the Sixth Amendment.The Court ruled that the Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause, which provides criminal defendants with the right to confront witnesses against them, did not bar the use of one-way closed-circuit television to present testimony by an alleged child sex abuse victim.

  5. Pointer v. Texas - Wikipedia

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    Pointer v. Texas, 380 U.S. 400 (1965), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court involving the application of the right of to confront accusers in state court proceedings.

  6. List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Rehnquist ...

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    the right of criminal defendants to confront witnesses Perry v. Louisiana: 498 U.S. 38 (1990) forcibly medicating a death row inmate with a mental disorder in order to make sure he is competent to be executed is impermissible Cheek v. United States: 498 U.S. 192 (1991) mistake of law is a valid defense to criminal tax evasion because of mens rea

  7. In re Gault - Wikipedia

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    Argument: Oral argument: Case history; Prior: Application of Gault; 99 Ariz. 181 (1965), Supreme Court of Arizona, Rehearing denied Holding; Juveniles tried for crimes in delinquency proceedings should have the right of due process protected by the Fifth Amendment, including the right to confront witnesses and the right to counsel guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment.

  8. ‘Right to housing’ constitutional amendment clears a ...

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    Here in California, these lies recently drove the Orange County ban on Pride flags on county property, the demonization of a charitable drag queen we honored in the Legislature, and the withdrawal ...

  9. Subpoena ad testificandum - Wikipedia

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    This writ, or form, commands the witness, under penalty, to appear at a trial to give testimony. Thus, the subpoena is the mechanism for compelling the attendance of a witness. [27] [28] [29] Subpoena ensures the right to confront witnesses in a court of law.