Giles v. California
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Giles v. California is a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court decision that clarified the Confrontation Clause by holding that a defendant forfeits the right to confront a witness only if the defendant intended to prevent that witness from testifying.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Giles v. California canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9799019 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Giles v. California Context triple: [Crawford v. Washington, subsequentCaseInterpreting, Giles v. California]
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A.
Rochin v. California
Rochin v. California is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that held evidence obtained by methods that "shock the conscience," such as forcibly pumping a suspect’s stomach, violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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B.
Griffin v. California
Griffin v. California is a landmark 1965 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that prosecutors and judges may not comment on a criminal defendant’s failure to testify, as this violates the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.
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C.
Edwards v. California
Edwards v. California is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a California law restricting the bringing of indigent persons into the state, holding that such limits on interstate movement violated the Commerce Clause.
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D.
Bridges v. California
Bridges v. California is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly expanded First Amendment protections by limiting the power of courts to punish out-of-court publications as contempt.
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E.
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Brandenburg v. Ohio is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly strengthened free speech protections by establishing the "imminent lawless action" test for when advocacy of violence can be punished under the First Amendment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Giles v. California Target entity description: Giles v. California is a 2008 U.S. Supreme Court decision that clarified the Confrontation Clause by holding that a defendant forfeits the right to confront a witness only if the defendant intended to prevent that witness from testifying.
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A.
Rochin v. California
Rochin v. California is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that held evidence obtained by methods that "shock the conscience," such as forcibly pumping a suspect’s stomach, violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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B.
Griffin v. California
Griffin v. California is a landmark 1965 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that prosecutors and judges may not comment on a criminal defendant’s failure to testify, as this violates the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.
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C.
Edwards v. California
Edwards v. California is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a California law restricting the bringing of indigent persons into the state, holding that such limits on interstate movement violated the Commerce Clause.
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D.
Bridges v. California
Bridges v. California is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly expanded First Amendment protections by limiting the power of courts to punish out-of-court publications as contempt.
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E.
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Brandenburg v. Ohio is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that significantly strengthened free speech protections by establishing the "imminent lawless action" test for when advocacy of violence can be punished under the First Amendment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confrontation Clause case
ⓘ
United States Supreme Court case ⓘ criminal procedure case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional criminal procedure
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ evidence law ⓘ |
| citation |
128 S. Ct. 2678
ⓘ
171 L. Ed. 2d 488 ⓘ 554 U.S. 353 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy | David H. Souter ⓘ |
| concurrenceJoinedBy | Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Confrontation Clause
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2008-06-25 ⓘ |
| dissentBy | Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| dissentJoinedBy |
Anthony M. Kennedy
ⓘ
David H. Souter ⓘ John Paul Stevens ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 07-6053 ⓘ |
| effectOnLaw | limited the use of forfeiture by wrongdoing to situations involving intent to silence the witness ⓘ |
| holding |
A defendant forfeits the right to confront a witness only if the defendant intended to prevent the witness from testifying
ⓘ
Forfeiture by wrongdoing under the Confrontation Clause requires proof of intent to make the witness unavailable ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
State of California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| keyPrinciple |
equitable forfeiture applies only when the defendant engaged in wrongdoing designed to prevent testimony
ⓘ
historical practice at the time of the Sixth Amendment informs the scope of the Confrontation Clause ⓘ |
| languageOfDecision | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
forfeiture by wrongdoing doctrine
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scope of the Confrontation Clause ⓘ |
| lowerCourtHolding | admitted prior testimonial statements of the deceased victim under a forfeiture-by-wrongdoing theory ⓘ |
| majorityJoinedBy |
Anthony M. Kennedy
ⓘ
Clarence Thomas ⓘ John G. Roberts Jr. ⓘ Samuel A. Alito Jr. ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Antonin Scalia ⓘ |
| petitioner | Dwayne Giles ⓘ |
| pluralityJoinedInPartBy |
David H. Souter
ⓘ
Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine |
Crawford v. Washington
ⓘ
testimonial hearsay ⓘ |
| respondent |
California
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linked to:
California (state)
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| stateCourt |
California Court of Appeal
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linked to:
California Courts of Appeal
California Supreme Court ⓘ
linked to:
Supreme Court of California
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| SupremeCourtDisposition | reversed and remanded ⓘ |
| term | October Term 2007 ⓘ |
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