It’s Testimonial, Stupid

Published for NC Criminal Law on February 20, 2012.

“It’s the economy, stupid,” was a catch phrase in Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 presidential campaign. I have my own catch phrase, but it’s for trying drug cases. Here it is: “It’s testimonial, stupid.” Nearly everyone is having a difficult adjustment to the new confrontation clause regime after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Crawford decision and its ... Read more

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