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THE LESSONS OF PEOPLE V. MUSCAT: CONFRONTING JUDICIAL BIAS IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES INTERPRETING CRAWFORD V. WASHINGTON

I. INTRODUCTION

Crawford v. Washington was a groundbreaking decision that radically redefined the scope of the Confrontation Clause.1 Nowhere has the impact of Crawford and the debate over its meaning been stronger than in the context of domestic violence prosecutions. The particular circumstances that surround domestic violence cases-911 calls that record cries for help and accusations, excited utterances made to responding police officers, and the persistent reluctance of complaining witnesses to cooperate with prosecutors-combine to make the introduction of "out-of-court statements" a critical component of many domestic violence prosecutions. Because domestic violence cases are subject ...

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