barber page argued march decided april petitioner one woods jointly charged armed robbery preliminary hearing woods waived privilege testified incriminating petitioner petitioner counsel woods petitioner tried oklahoma seven months later woods federal prison texas state oklahoma made effort obtain woods presence trial introduced petitioner objection ground deprivation right confronted witnesses transcript woods testimony preliminary hearing basis state thus unavailable testify petitioner convicted sought federal habeas corpus claiming deprivation right confrontation contention rejected district appeals affirmed held traditional exception confrontation requirement witness unavailable given testimony previous judicial proceedings defendant subject defendant witness unavailable purposes exception unless prosecutorial authorities made effort obtain presence trial pp petitioner failure preliminary hearing constitute waiver right confrontation subsequent trial even petitioner witness hearing waived right confrontation since basically trial right includes opportunity occasion jury weigh demeanor witness ira rothgerber appointment argued cause filed briefs petitioner charles owens assistant attorney general oklahoma argued cause respondent brief blankenship attorney general justice marshall delivered opinion question presented whether petitioner deprived sixth fourteenth amendment right confronted witnesses trial oklahoma armed robbery principal evidence consisted reading transcript preliminary hearing testimony witness time trial incarcerated federal prison texas petitioner one woods jointly charged robbery preliminary hearing represented retained counsel mr parks course hearing woods agreed waive privilege parks withdrew woods attorney continued represent petitioner thereupon woods proceeded give testimony incriminated petitioner parks woods although attorney another codefendant time petitioner brought trial seven months later woods incarcerated federal penitentiary texarkana texas miles trial oklahoma state proposed introduce petitioner transcript woods testimony preliminary hearing ground woods unavailable testify outside jurisdiction petitioner objected course ground deprive right confronted witnesses objection overruled transcript admitted read jury found guilty appeal oklahoma criminal appeals affirmed conviction barber state crim app petitioner sought federal habeas corpus claiming use transcript woods testimony state trial deprived federal constitutional right confrontation violation sixth fourteenth amendments contention rejected district appeal appeals tenth circuit one judge dissenting affirmed granted certiorari consider petitioner denial confrontation claim reverse many years ago stated primary object confrontation clause sixth amendment prevent depositions ex parte affidavits used prisoner lieu personal examination witness accused opportunity testing recollection sifting conscience witness compelling stand face face jury order may look judge demeanor upon stand manner gives testimony whether worthy belief mattox recently holding sixth amendment right confrontation applicable fourteenth amendment said subjects perhaps upon courts nearly unanimous expressions belief right confrontation essential fundamental requirement kind fair trial country constitutional goal pointer texas see also douglas alabama true traditionally exception confrontation requirement witness unavailable given testimony previous judicial proceedings defendant subject defendant mattox supra witnesses testified original trial died prior second trial exception explained arising necessity justified ground right initially afforded provides substantial compliance purposes behind confrontation requirement see wigmore evidence ed mccormick evidence state argues introduction transcript within exception grounds woods outside jurisdiction therefore unavailable time trial right afforded petitioner preliminary hearing although utilized purpose decision shall assume petitioner made valid waiver right woods preliminary hearing although assumption seems open considerable question circumstances start fact state made absolutely effort obtain presence woods trial ascertain federal prison outside oklahoma must acknowledged various courts commentators heretofore assumed mere absence witness jurisdiction sufficient ground dispensing confrontation theory impossible compel attendance process trial force without jurisdiction party desiring testimony therefore helpless wigmore evidence ed whatever may accuracy theory one time clear present time increased cooperation federal government largely deprived continuing validity criminal law example case prospective witness currently federal custody gives federal courts power issue writs habeas corpus ad testificandum request state prosecutorial authorities see gilmore cir mcgaha supp addition policy bureau prisons permit federal prisoners testify state criminal proceedings pursuant writs habeas corpus ad testificandum issued state courts cf lawrence willingham cir habeas corpus ad prosequendum case state authorities made effort avail either alternative means seeking secure woods presence petitioner trial appeals majority appears reasoned state request exercise discretion part federal authorities obligation make request yet judge aldrich sitting designation pointed dissent possibility refusal equivalent asking receiving rebuff short witness unavailable purpose foregoing exception confrontation requirement unless prosecutorial authorities made effort obtain presence trial state made effort far record reveals sole reason woods present testify person state attempt seek presence right confrontation may dispensed lightly state argues petitioner waived right confront woods trial preliminary hearing contention untenable petitioner unaware woods federal prison time trial also unaware even assuming woods incarceration state make effort produce woods trial suggest failure circumstances constitutes waiver right confrontation subsequent trial hardly comports definition waiver intentional relinquishment abandonment known right privilege johnson zerbst brookhart janis moreover reach result facts case petitioner counsel actually woods preliminary hearing see motes right confrontation basically trial right includes opportunity occasion jury weigh demeanor witness preliminary hearing ordinarily much less searching exploration merits case trial simply function limited one determining whether probable cause exists hold accused trial may justification holding opportunity witness preliminary hearing satisfies demands confrontation clause witness shown actually unavailable pointed case judgment appeals tenth circuit reversed case remanded proceedings consistent opinion ordered footnotes see cases collected wigmore evidence mccormick evidence witnesses prison uniform act secure attendance witnesses without state criminal proceedings provides means prosecuting authorities one state obtain order state witness found directing witness appear first state testify state seeking appearance must pay witness specified sum travel allowance compensation time uniform act force district columbia canal zone puerto rico virgin islands see uniform laws ann witnesses prison quite probably many state courts utilize writ habeas corpus ad testificandum request prosecutorial authorities sister state upon showing adequate safeguards keep prisoner custody maintained department justice marshals manual cf brief amicus curiae smith hooey october term habeas corpus ad prosequendum state normally honored bureau prisons cf holman washington cir government virgin islands aquino cir justice harlan concurring agree state failure attempt obtain presence witness denied petitioner due process therefore concur opinion premises opinion pointer texas