PEOPLE v. WASHINGTON

No. 353052.

1 N.W.3d 320 (2022)

344 Mich. App. 318

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lantz Howard WASHINGTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided December 1, 2022, 9:05 a.m.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana Nessel , Attorney General, Fadwa A. Hammoud , Solicitor General, Michael D. Wendling , Prosecuting Attorney, and Melissa J. Keyes , Senior Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

State Appellate Defender (by Douglas W. Baker ) for defendant.

Before: Gleicher, C.J., and Markey and Patel, JJ.


The Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause prohibits the admission of a testimonial statement made by an unavailable witness unless the witness was previously made available for cross-examination. The question presented is whether evidence implicitly introducing an unavailable witness's testimonial statement is similarly precluded...

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