The Confrontation Clause

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This paper examines the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution, which discusses the right of an accused person to cross examine his accuser. The paper discusses the history of the Confrontation Clause and looks at the use of the Confrontation Clause in past and present court rooms. It also provides a few case examples of how the Confrontation Clause is put into practice.

From the Paper:

"The use of the Confrontation Clause in past and present court rooms has served the court system well although when to use it and often times how and when it applies has proven to be a little blurry. The Confrontation Clause allows accused defendants to cross examine their accusers to gain as much insight as possible as to the factuality of their accusations except in situations where a child, person on their death bed, or a person who is deceased in concerned then testimony collect by law enforcement or stated in previous court cases is admitted in lieu of personal account. This clause will in effect prevent anyone from simply accusing us of a crime without the chance to defend ourselves in front of our accuser."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Rebecca K Connally (2008, March). "Out of the Mouth[s] of Babes"1: Can Young Children Even Bear Testimony? The Army Lawyer,1-21. Retrieved January 10, 2009, from Research Library database. (Document ID: 1484186531).
• Fred O Smith Jr (2008). CRAWFORD'S AFTERSHOCK: ALIGNING THE REGULATION OF NONTESTIMONIAL HEARSAY WITH THE HISTORY AND PURPOSES OF THE CONFRONTATION CLAUSE. Stanford Law Review, 60(5), 1497-1528. Retrieved January 10, 2009, from ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 1497510821).
• Matthew J Tokson (2007). Virtual Confrontation: Is Videoconference Testimony by an Unavailable Witness Constitutional? The University of Chicago Law Review, 74(4), 1581-1614. Retrieved January 10, 2009, from ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 1413509921).
• Kelly Wiese (2008, October 3). Man wants Mo. Supreme Court to overturn his conviction over out-of-court statements. Daily Record and the Kansas City Daily News-Press. Retrieved January 10, 2009, from ABI/INFORM Dateline database. (Document ID: 1567181061).
• http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/confrontation-clause.html

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• Analytical Essay # 112080 : "The Commerce Clause"
• Essay # 43667 : "Supreme Courts and the Commerce Clause"
• Analytical Essay # 114821 : "In re Gault"

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