Does the confrontation clause in civil law bar testimony from a witness in a witness testimony?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Cortez, H046201 (Cal. App. 2020):
and the defendant had had a prior opportunity for cross-examination." (Crawford v. Washington (2004) 541 U.S. 36, 53-54, 59.) This bar applies only to testimonial statements. (Id. at p. 53.) The admission of nontestimonial statements, while subject to state law hearsay rules, does not violate the confrontation clause. (Ibid.)
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