Criminal Prosecution, Hearsay

SCOTUS Dodges Confrontation Clause Case, but Justices Are Open to Reconsidering Crawford

Venable LLP on 3/27/2025

The Supreme Court refusing to hear a case is nothing new, but an otherwise run-of-the-mill denial of the cert petition in Franklin v. New York, 604 U.S. ____ (2025) was accompanied by statements from Justices Alito and...more

Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of October 7-11, 2024

Carlton Fields on 10/14/2024

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Parrott v. Neway - bankruptcy, appeal, timeliness - Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Rolin - tribal immunity - Hornady v. Outekumpu Stainless - default judgment sanction - USA...more

The U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Bronx DA’s Attempted End-Run Around Confrontation Clause

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP on 3/2/2022

In Hemphill v. New York, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the defendant “did not forfeit his confrontation right merely by making [a] plea allocution arguably relevant to his theory of defense.” The Court rejected the attempt...more

Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 301: Listen and Learn -- The Confrontation Clause

Law School Toolbox on 7/20/2021

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, in our "Listen and Learn" series, we take a look at the Fourteenth Amendment, specifically the Confrontation Clause. Confrontation Clause issues are commonly tested in...more

Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 137: Listen and Learn -- The Confrontation Clause

Law School Toolbox on 6/15/2021

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, in our "Listen and Learn" series, we take a look at the Fourteenth Amendment, specifically the Confrontation Clause. Confrontation Clause issues are commonly tested in...more

Appellate Court Notes

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 10/9/2014

SC18960 - State v. Carrion - SC18960 Concurrence - State v. Carrion - Who knows the Whelan Exception to the Rule of Hearsay? You don’t? I’m sure you’re not alone. Now known more appropriately as the Connecticut...more