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TENNESSEE v. STREET

No. 83-2143.

471 U.S. 409 (1985)

TENNESSEE v. STREET

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 13, 1985

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Grunow, Associate Chief Deputy Attorney General of Tennessee, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were W. J. Michael Cody, Attorney General, and Wayne E. Uhl and J. Andrew Hoyal II, Assistant Attorneys General.

Joshua I. Schwartz argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Lee, Assistant Attorney General Trott, and Deputy Solicitor General Frey.

Lance J. Rogers argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Stuart Hampton, by appointment of the Court, 469 U.S. 1103, and Vivian Berger.

CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari to decide whether respondent's rights under the Confrontation Clause were violated by the introduction of the confession of an accomplice for the non-hearsay purpose of rebutting respondent's testimony that his own confession was coercively derived from the accomplice's statement.

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