Ohio v. Roberts | |
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Argued November 26, 1979 Decided June 25, 1980 | |
Full case name | Ohio v. Hershel Roberts |
Citations | 448 U.S. 56 (more) 100 S. Ct. 2531; 65 L. Ed. 2d 597; 1980 U.S. LEXIS 140 |
Holding | |
The introduction in evidence at respondent's trial of the daughter's preliminary hearing testimony was constitutionally permissible. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Blackmun, joined by Burger, Stewart, White, Powell, Rehnquist |
Dissent | Brennan, joined by Marshall, Stevens |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amends. VI, XIV | |
Overruled by | |
Crawford v. Washington (2004) |
Ohio v. Roberts, 448 U.S. 56 (1980), is a United States Supreme Court decision dealing with the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution.