Crawford v. Washington
541 U.S. 36 (2004) Cited 17,381 times 82 Legal Analyses
Holding that the Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause bars "admission of testimonial statements of a witness who did not appear at trial unless he was unavailable to testify, and the defendant had had a prior opportunity for cross-examination"
Davis v. Washington
547 U.S. 813 (2006) Cited 4,791 times 32 Legal Analyses
Holding that statements made "in the course of police interrogation" are testimonial when made under "circumstances objectively indicat[ing] ... that the primary purpose of the interrogation [was] to establish or prove past events potentially relevant to later criminal prosecution"
Chapman v. California
386 U.S. 18 (1967) Cited 23,455 times 28 Legal Analyses
Holding that error is harmless only if "harmless beyond a reasonable doubt"
People v. Cage
40 Cal.4th 965 (Cal. 2007) Cited 540 times
Holding victim's identification of his assailant to treating physician who asked victim "what happened" was nontestimonial statement
United States v. Ignasiak
667 F.3d 1217 (11th Cir. 2012) Cited 82 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that an autopsy report was testimonial primarily because under statutory framework, Florida Medical Examiner's Office existed within Department of Law Enforcement