What rights does a criminal defendant have to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses at trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Orellana, B292481 (Cal. App. 2019):
The Sixth Amendment to the federal Constitution gives a criminal defendant the right to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses. (People v. Lopez (2012) 55 Cal.4th 569, 576.) In the seminal case of Crawford v. Washington (2004) 541 U.S. 36, the high court held the Sixth Amendment "bars the admission at trial of a testimonial out-of-court statement against a criminal
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