Fourth Circuit Declines to Take a Restrictive View of Forfeiture by Wrongdoing

Published for NC Criminal Law on April 03, 2013.

I’ve previously discussed the forfeiture by wrongdoing exception to the confrontation clause in this blog (here) and in numerous other publications (for example, here). In a nutshell, the forfeiture by wrongdoing exception extinguishes confrontation claims on the equitable grounds that a person should not be able to benefit from his or her wrongdoing. Forfeiture by ... Read more

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