{"id":352385,"date":"2023-11-19T01:20:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T06:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/criminal\/criminal-rights\/the-6th-amendment-s-confrontation-clause.html"},"modified":"2023-11-19T01:20:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T06:20:56","slug":"the-6th-amendment-s-confrontation-clause","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/criminal\/criminal-rights\/the-6th-amendment-s-confrontation-clause.html","title":{"rendered":"The Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause<\/h1>\n\n
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The Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause guarantees a defendant the right to face and cross-examine witnesses testifying against them. Supreme Court cases have further defined this right, outlining exceptions for situations like child witness testimony via video and specific rules for admitting hearsay and forensic reports.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0Sixth Amendment\u00a0guarantees\u00a0defendants\u00a0certain rights in all\u00a0criminal prosecutions. These rights protect criminal defendants from abuse by state and federal governments. They include:<\/p>\n