Justice MARTINEZ delivered the Opinion of the Court.
I. Introduction
In this case, we consider whether the preliminary hearing testimony of an unavailable witness is admissible at trial. In accordance with the United States Supreme Court's recent decision in Crawford v. Washington, ___ U.S. ___, 124 S.Ct. 1354, 158 L.Ed.2d 177 (2004), we hold that previous testimony is admissible only if the witness is unavailable and the defendant had an adequate...
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