Davis v. Washington

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Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Affected future hearsay rulings
Statements were inadmissible
gptkbp:caseTypes Criminal law
No. 05-5224
gptkbp:citedBy 547 U.S. 813
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkb:State_of_Washington
gptkb:Michael_Davis
Reversed and remanded
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 19, 2006
gptkbp:effectiveDate June 19, 2006
gptkbp:filedIn gptkb:Paul_D._Clement
December 5, 2005
gptkbp:historicalEvent Appealed_from_Washington_State_Supreme_Court
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Davis v. Washington
gptkbp:impact Influenced subsequent cases regarding hearsay
gptkbp:judges 9 Justices
Justice Clarence Thomas
Supreme_Court_review
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:legalStatus Public Defender
Confrontation Clause
Domestic violence case
Statements made in the course of police interrogation are testimonial
Established criteria for testimonial statements
Statements made during emergency situations are not testimonial.
gptkbp:notableFeature Examined the nature of statements made to law enforcement
Relevant to criminal procedure
Used_in_law_schools_for_Confrontation_Clause_discussions
Influenced_the_interpretation_of_the_Confrontation_Clause
gptkbp:outcome Statements made to police were testimonial
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:Crawford_v._Washington
Impact on hearsay evidence in criminal cases
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Hammon_v._Indiana
Sixth Amendment
Right to confront witnesses
gptkbp:research Hearsay
gptkbp:significance Clarified the definition of testimonial statements