Publication Date

1-1-2015

Document Type

Article

Organizational Units

Sturm College of Law

Keywords

Crawford v. Washington, Confrontation clause, Domestic violence

Abstract

Part I and Part II of this article discuss the consequences of Crawford v. Washington for domestic violence victims and detail the problem of domestic violence in America, including the current prosecution strategies and challenges in domestic violence cases. Part III reviews the evolution of confrontation law jurisprudence. Part IV sets forth a proposed Crawford-compliant procedure that also protects domestic violence victims. Part V addresses anticipated objections to the prompt-post arrest confrontation hearing.

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