This blog is devoted to reporting and commenting on developments related to Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004). Crawford transformed the doctrine of the Confrontation Clause, but it left many open questions that are, and will continue to be, the subject of a great deal of litigation and academic commentary.
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Petitioner-side briefs filed in Hammon and Davis
The briefs for the petitioners and supporting amici in Hammon v. Indiana and Davis v. Washington were filed on December 22. You can see the brief I filed for the petitioner in Hammon by clicking here . For the petitioner's brief in Davis, filed by Jeff Fisher, click here. For the amicus brief filed in both cases by the American Civil Liberties Union and its Indiana and Washington affiliates, click here. For the amicus brief in Hammon of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, click here, and for the amicus brief filed in Davis by the same two organizations and also the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, click here.
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As I've said, I'm not going to engage in extensive open discussion on this issue while the case is pending. But in response to Paul's quesions, I have not switched at all. As I think the brief makes clear, we are arguing that one set of conditions is sufficient for a statement to be treated as testimonial, not that it is necessary. There are many other types of statements not satisfying those conditions that should still be deemed testimonial.
Professor Friedman (or anyone who knows)...
when are the other side's brief's due in the hammon and davis cases?
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