STATE EX REL. J.A.

A-2 September Term 2007

949 A.2d 790 (2008)

195 N.J. 324

STATE of New Jersey In the Interest of J.A., Juvenile-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 23, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan Brody, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney).

Christopher W. Hsieh, Senior Assistant Prosecutor, argued the cause for respondent State of New Jersey (James F. Avigliano, Passaic County Prosecutor, attorney).

Alison S. Perrone argued the cause for amicus curiae Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey.

Robert E. Bonpietro, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey (Anne Milgram, Attorney General, attorney).


Justice ALBIN delivered the opinion of the Court.

In Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36, 124 S.Ct. 1354, 158 L.Ed.2d 177 (2004), the United States Supreme Court dramatically altered the landscape of its Confrontation Clause jurisprudence, rendering unconstitutional the admission of an out-of-court "testimonial" statement permitted by state hearsay rules, unless the person who made the statement is unavailable to...

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