Focus (Forum & Focus)
Sep. 5, 2008
On Confrontation Clause, Supreme Court Freezes the Law in 1789
The Supreme Court's method of interpreting the confrontation clause of the Sixth Amendment is a polar opposite to the its interpretation of the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the Eighth Amendment, writes Michael Willemsen. - Forum Column
By Michael Willemsen
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Dwayne Giles admitted that he killed Brenda Avie, his former girlfriend, but claimed self-defense. A few weeks earlier, Avie told the police who were investigating a domestic violence report that Giles threatened her with a knife and said, "If I catch you fucking around, I'll kill you." The trial court admitted the police testimony recounting this ...
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