Whorton v. Bockting
2007 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Whorton v. Bockting, 549 U.S. 406 (2007), was a United States Supreme Court case about the application of the Confrontation Clause and whether Crawford v. Washington (2006) applied retroactively. Justice Samuel Alito, writing for a unanimous Court, ruled that Crawford did not apply retroactively.
Quick Facts Whorton v. Bockting, Argued November 1, 2006 Decided February 28, 2007 ...
Whorton v. Bockting | |
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Argued November 1, 2006 Decided February 28, 2007 | |
Full case name | Glen Whorton, Director, Nevada Department of Corrections, Petitioner v. Marvin Howard Bockting |
Citations | 549 U.S. 406 (more) 127 S. Ct. 1173; 167 L. Ed. 2d 1; 2007 U.S. LEXIS 2826; 75 U.S.L.W. 4121; 72 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. (Callaghan) 635; 44 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 777; 20 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 99 |
Holding | |
Crawford v. Washington does not apply retroactively. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Alito, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. VI |
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