U.S. Supreme Court
Jun. 27, 2008
Justices Back Accused Killer's Right to Confront Dead Victim
The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday made it difficult for prosecutors to use a murder victim's earlier account of domestic violence to convict the victim's accused killer.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday made it difficult for prosecutors to use a murder victim's earlier account of domestic violence to convict the victim's accused killer.
Unless the motive for the killing was silencing the victim, admitting such testimony would violate the defendant's Sixth Amendment ri...
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