Smith v. Arizona - US Supreme Court Oral Argument

Guilty AZ Charged: The Law Behind the Crimes by Jake Brown

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Oral Argument from the U.S. Supreme Court in Smith v. Arizona.

The case deals with the ability of the government to call an expert who relies on another experts findings to testify at trial. Typically this has come up in the field of scientific testing such as drug, DNA, and blood testing. The court had considered several cases previously on whether this practice violates the confrontation clause of the 6th Amendment to the US Constitution.

The case was argued on January 10, 2024.

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arizonacrimecriminal laworal argumentUS ConstitutionUS Supreme CourtExpertConfrontation Clause6th Amendment