U.S. Supreme Court: Defendant Did Not “Open the Door” for a Confrontation Clause Violation
The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees defendants the right to confront witnesses against them. On January 20, 2022, the United States Supreme Court held, in an 8-1 opinion in Hemphill v. New York, that the defendant, Darrell Hemphill, did not "open the door" to a violation...