Crawford v. Washington

Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004) Criminal Case Analysis Paper Name of the Case: Give the full name of the case with citation, such as: xxx U.S. xxx (2016) or xxx N.E.2d xxx (Ind. 2016). (5 points) Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004) Case History: Where did the case originate and what path did it follow to reach the Supreme Court? (10 points) The case originated in Washington state trial court. Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004). Michael Crawford was convicted

the case Maryland v. Craig permitted young children to testify by the use of one-way, closed circuit televisions out of the courtroom, under certain circumstances. The Supreme Court concluded that children’s psychological well-being outweighed the accused entitlement to face-to-face confrontation (Parise, 1991, p. 1099). In the past few years several cases have enforced a more comprehensive meaning to the confrontation clause. Such cases are Crawford v. Washington, Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts

When prosecuting criminal domestic violence cases too many officers constructed their entire case only on statements made by the victim. However, “victims of domestic violence are more likely than victims of other violent crime to recant or refuse to cooperate in prosecutorial efforts” (Breitenbach, 2008, p. 1256). Officers must consider that victims of domestic violence may refuse to testify because of fear of retaliation, intimidation, financial dependence, emotional attachment, and/or because

Legal Memorandum TO: Judge Mack FROM: Legal Clerk- Paloma Garcia RE: Crawford v. Washington DATE: November 2, 2014 Petitioner Michael Crawford stabbed a man who allegedly tried to rape his wife, Sylvia. At his trial, the State played for the jury Sylvia's tape-recorded statement to the police describing the stabbing, even though Crawford had no opportunity for cross-examination. The State sought to introduce a recorded statement that petitioner's wife Sylvia had made during police interrogation

Over Davis's objection, based on the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment, the trial court admitted the recording of her exchange with the 911 operator, and the jury convicted him (Davis v. Washington, 2012). Davis appealed to the Washington Court of Appeals and then to the Supreme Court of Washington. It is here that we will focus time on how the decisions were made affirming Davis’ conviction. Davis appealed based on the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment. The judge at this time

On July 4, 1776, thirteen colonies declared independence from English rule, eventually forming the United States of America (“American History,” 2016). Built upon a unique platform of autonomy, the United States provides citizens with freedoms not present in other countries. In order to preserve such freedoms, the Constitution of the United States was enacted in 1797, outlining an array of rights and privileges afforded to all citizens of the country (“American History,” 2016). However, as in any

relation between state and federal level language policies. All of these factors together, along with a number of historical events, have contributed, in one way or another, in shaping the country’s policies of teaching language-minority students (Crawford, 2004; Johnson & Johnson, 2015; Ruiz, 1988). Before proceeding to the discussion of each factor, we may begin with a definition of what bilingual education is. According to the Education Commission of the States website (2015), bilingual education

Diagnostic Paper on Joan Crawford Abnormal Psychology Dr. Lewis Ethical Disclaimer In writing this, I am attempting to demonstrate an awareness of ethical practice. In preparation of writing this paper, I have researched information on the famous person indicated in an effort to make an attempt at providing a possible diagnosis of a psychological condition for which two theoretical orientations will be evaluated and used to support what is only an opinion. I am in no way qualified to give

The goals of science are to make sure that the goods and services they provide are of value to the community, enhance knowledge, discredit false information or beliefs, and most importantly to keep a record through documentation so that others can benefit from the knowledge obtained as well (1). The role of the DNA analyst is also, in part, to protect the rights of the defendant. The DNA analyst contributes to the trial process in that their job is to analyze evidence, according to set guidelines

They suggest that the decision made by the court in Miranda v. Arizona have resulted in the law enforcement agencies being handcuffed. Among these critics is a former prosecutor Paul Cassell who has shown statistics indicating the fall in the rates of confession about six percentage nation-wide and even up to twenty percent in some areas after the decision made by the court in Miranda v. Arizona. According to Cassell, the court ruling has resulted in a lot of plea bargaining