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Statement made in formal proceedings is "testimonial": The U.S. Supreme Court...

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The U.S. Supreme Court and other courts have said that statements made in formal judicial proceedings are "testimonial" and are therefore subject to the constraints imposed on the use of testimonial hearsay in criminal trials by the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Contributed in 2009 & last edited in 2009 by Peter Tillers

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