Constitutional Law,
Criminal,
U.S. Supreme Court
Nov. 12, 2021
Defendants’ right to confrontation appears to be inviolable
On October 5, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a New York case that implicates the right of a criminal defendant under the Sixth Amendment “to be confronted with the witnesses against him.”
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On October 5, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Hemphill v. New York (20-637), a New York case that implicates the right of a criminal defendant under the Sixth Amendment "to be confronted with the witnesses against him."
The case stems from a 2006 street fight that ended with the killing of a 2-year-old child by someone wielding a 9mm firearm. Witnesses identified Nicholas Morris as the shooter, and...
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