California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Islas, F060387, Super. Ct. No. MF50355 (Cal. App. 2011):
B. Admission of Preliminary Hearing Testimony The confrontation clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the right of a criminal defendant to confront and cross-examine witnesses who testify against that defendant. (Crawford v. Washington, supra, 541 U.S. at p. 42.) It allows admission of testimonial statements of a witness unavailable at trial "only where the defendant has had a prior opportunity to cross-examine." (Id. at p. 59,
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