california green argued april decided june respondent convicted furnishing marihuana minor violation california law chiefly basis evidence consisting prior inconsistent statements made minor porter respondent preliminary hearing police officer statements admitted california evidence code prove truth matters asserted therein district appeal reversed california affirmed held unconstitutional insofar permitted substantive use witness prior inconsistent statements even though statements subject prior hearing held confrontation clause sixth amendment made applicable fourteenth amendment violated admitting declarant statements long testifying witness trial subject full purposes amendment satisfied time trial even since witness oath subject demeanor observed trier fact pp even absence opportunity full trial admission evidence preliminary hearing testimony violate constitution preliminary hearing case porter oath respondent represented counsel full opportunity significantly different actual trial far purposes confrontation clause concerned long held admitting prior trial testimony unavailable witness violate clause different result follow case witness actually produced pp question whether porter claimed lapse memory trial important events described earlier statement officer affected respondent right make critical difference application confrontation clause issue first resolved state pp william james assistant attorney general california argued cause petitioner briefs thomas lynch attorney general barrett prettyman appointment argued cause filed brief respondent solicitor general griswold argued cause amicus curiae urging reversal brief assistant attorney general wilson peter strauss beatrice rosenberg roger pauley justice white delivered opinion section california evidence code effective january provides vidence statement made witness made inadmissible hearsay rule statement inconsistent testimony hearing offered compliance section people johnson cal cert denied california held prior statements witness subject originally made introduced section prove charges defendant without violating defendant right confrontation guaranteed sixth amendment made applicable fourteenth amendment case us california applied ban prior statement witness made preliminary hearing oath subject full adequately counseled defendant agree california two reasons one involves rejection holding people johnson january one melvin porter minor arrested selling marihuana undercover police officer four days arrest custody juvenile authorities porter named respondent green supplier recounted later one officer wade porter claimed green called earlier month asked sell stuff grass afternoon personally delivered shopping bag containing baggies marihuana supply porter made sale undercover officer week later porter testified respondent preliminary hearing named respondent supplier although claimed instead personally delivering marihuana green showed pick shopping bag hidden bushes green parents house porter story preliminary hearing subjected extensive respondent counsel counsel represented respondent subsequent trial conclusion hearing respondent charged furnishing marihuana minor violation california law respondent trial took place two months later sitting without jury state chief witness young porter time porter words california proved markedly evasive uncooperative stand people green cal testified respondent called january asked sell unidentified stuff admitted obtaining shortly thereafter plastic baggies marihuana sold pressed whether respondent supplier porter claimed uncertain obtained marihuana primarily time acid lsd taken minutes respondent phoned porter claimed unable remember events followed phone call drugs taken prevented distinguishing fact fantasy see app various points porter direct examination prosecutor read excerpts porter preliminary hearing testimony evidence admitted truth matter contained therein memory refreshed preliminary hearing testimony porter guessed indeed obtained marihuana backyard respondent parents home given money sale respondent however porter indicated memory preliminary testimony mostly refreshed rather memory events still unsure actual episode see app later trial officer wade testified relating porter earlier statement respondent personally delivered marihuana statement also admitted substantive evidence porter admitted making statement app insisted telling truth believed officer wade preliminary hearing insisted also telling truth claiming inability remember actual events respondent convicted district appeal reversed holding use porter prior statements truth matter asserted therein denied respondent right confrontation california recent decision people johnson supra california affirmed finding impelled recent decisions hold unconstitutional insofar permitted substantive use prior inconsistent statements witness even though statements subject prior hearing granted state petition certiorari ii california construed confrontation clause sixth amendment require exclusion porter prior testimony offered evidence prove state case green view neither right porter trial concerning current prior testimony opportunity porter preliminary hearing satisfied commands confrontation clause think california wrong counts positing case posed instance witness gave trial testimony inconsistent prior statements california authority decision people johnson supra held belated trial adequate substitute right contemporaneous original testimony different tribunal people green supra disagree section california evidence code represents considered choice california legislature two opposing positions concerning extent witness prior statements may introduced trial without violating hearsay rules evidence orthodox view adopted jurisdictions statements inadmissible usual reasons led exclusion hearsay statements statement may made oath declarant may subjected made statement jury observe declarant demeanor time made statement accordingly view statement may offered show truth matters asserted therein introduced appropriate limiting instructions impeach credibility witness changed story trial contrast minority view adopted jurisdictions supported legal commentators recent proposals codify law evidence permit substantive use prior inconsistent statements theory usual dangers hearsay largely nonexistent witness testifies trial whole purpose hearsay rule already satisfied witness present subject ample opportunity test basis former statement task case decide positions purely matter law evidence sounder issue us considerably narrower one whether defendant constitutional right confronted witnesses necessarily inconsistent state decision change hearsay rules reflect minority view described may readily conceded hearsay rules confrontation clause generally designed protect similar values quite different thing suggest overlap complete confrontation clause nothing less codification rules hearsay exceptions existed historically common law decisions never established congruence indeed found violation confrontation values even though statements issue admitted arguably recognized hearsay exception see barber page pointer texas converse equally true merely evidence admitted violation hearsay rule lead automatic conclusion confrontation rights denied given similarity values protected however modification state hearsay rules create new exceptions admission evidence defendant often raise questions compatibility defendant constitutional right confrontation questions require attention reasons basic scope protections offered confrontation clause origin development hearsay rules confrontation clause traced others need recounted detail sufficient note particular vice gave impetus confrontation claim practice trying defendants evidence consisted solely ex parte affidavits depositions secured examining magistrates thus denying defendant opportunity challenge accuser encounter front trier fact prosecuting attorneys frequently allege matters prisoner denied called upon prove proof usually given reading depositions confessions accomplices letters like occasioned frequent demands prisoner accusers witnesses brought face face objections occasioned practice appear primarily aimed failure call witness confront personally defendant trial far appears claiming confrontation rights objection made receiving witness depositions statements long witness present trial repeat story explain repudiate conflicting prior stories trier fact decisions seem recognized early date literal right confront witness time trial forms core values furthered confrontation clause primary object constitutional provision question prevent depositions ex parte affidavits sometimes admitted civil cases 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 conclusion supported comparing purposes confrontation alleged dangers admitting statement confrontation insures witness give statements oath thus impressing seriousness matter guarding lie possibility penalty perjury forces witness submit greatest legal engine ever invented discovery truth permits jury decide defendant fate observe demeanor witness making statement thus aiding jury assessing credibility course true statement may made circumstances subject none protections declarant present testifying trial statement practical purposes regains lost protections witness admits prior statement evidence show statement danger faulty reproduction negligible jury confident two conflicting statements witness thus far oath concerned witness must affirm deny qualify truth prior statement penalty perjury indeed fact prior statement given similar circumstance may become witness explanation inaccuracy explanation jury may expected understand take account deciding either statements represents truth second inability witness time made prior statement easily shown crucial significance long defendant assured full effective time trial successful time prior statement made hardly hope accomplish already accomplished fact witness telling different inconsistent story case one favorable defendant share california view belated never serve constitutionally adequate substitute contemporaneous original statement main danger substituting subsequent timely seems lie possibility witness alse testimony apt harden become unyielding blows truth proportion witness opportunity reconsideration influence suggestions others whose interest may often maintain falsehood rather truth state saporen danger however disappears witness changed testimony far hardening prior statement softened point repudiates defendant task course longer identical task faced witness changed story hence examined hostile witness giving evidence prosecution difference however far lessening may actually enhance defendant ability attack prior statement witness favorable defendant willing give usual suggested explanations inaccuracy prior statement faulty perception undue haste recounting event circumstances defendant likely hampered effectively attacking prior statement solely attack comes later time similar reasons lead us discount constitutional matter fact jury trial foreclosed viewing declarant demeanor first made statement witness relates different story events question must necessarily assume position truth value prior statement thus giving jury chance observe evaluate demeanor either disavows qualifies earlier statement jury alerted inconsistency stories attention sharply focused determining either one stories reflects truth witness apparently lied simply lacking credibility warrant believing either story defendant confrontation rights violated even though demeanor evidence relevant resolving credibility issue forever lost may true jury better position evaluate truth prior statement somehow whisked magically back time witness gruelling declarant first gives statement question see must whether one somehow imagine jury better position whether subsequent defendant trial still afford trier fact satisfactory basis evaluating truth prior statement issue neither evidence reason convinces us contemporaneous ultimate trier fact much effective subsequent examination must made touchstone confrontation clause finally note none decisions interpreting confrontation clause requires excluding statements witness available testifying trial concern cases focused precisely opposite situation situations statements admitted absence declarant without chance trial situations arisen application number traditional exceptions hearsay rule permit introduction evidence despite absence declarant usually theory evidence possesses indicia reliability incapable admitted despite efforts state way secure confrontation declarant exceptions dispensing altogether literal right confrontation subjected several occasions careful scrutiny pointer texas example state introduced defendant trial transcript crucial witness testimony prior preliminary hearing witness one phillips left jurisdiction appear trial transcript phillips statement offered petitioner trial taken time circumstances affording petitioner counsel adequate opportunity phillips held introduction violated defendant confrontation rights similarly barber page state introduced preliminary hearing testimony absent witness incarcerated federal prison unavailability exception hearsay rules held exception justify denial confrontation state made effort obtain presence allegedly unavailable witness occasion present case map theory confrontation clause determine validity hearsay exceptions permitting introduction absent declarant statements declarant absent present testify submit cases anything support conclusion admission statements create confrontation problem thus douglas alabama decided day pointer reversed conviction prosecution read record alleged confession defendant supposed accomplice loyd refused testify grounds confrontation problem arose precisely loyd prior statement taken place opinion strongly suggests confrontation problem nonexistent circumstances case petitioner inability loyd alleged confession plainly denied right secured confrontation clause loyd statement imputed admitted ince state evidence tended show loyd made confession genuineness substitute loyd test truth statement hence effective confrontation loyd possible loyd affirmed statement find nothing either history purposes confrontation clause prior decisions compels conclusion reached california concerning validity california contrary judgment confrontation clause require excluding evidence prior statements witness concedes making statements may asked defend otherwise explain inconsistency prior present version events question thus opening full trial stories iii also think porter preliminary hearing testimony admissible far constitution concerned wholly apart question whether respondent effective opportunity confrontation subsequent trial porter statement preliminary hearing already given circumstances closely approximating surround typical trial porter oath respondent represented counsel counsel fact later represented trial respondent every opportunity porter statement proceedings conducted judicial tribunal equipped provide judicial record hearings circumstances porter statement think admissible trial even porter absence porter actually unavailable despite efforts state produce case think different result follow witness actually produced long ago held admitting prior testimony unavailable witness violate confrontation clause mattox case involved testimony given defendant first trial witness died time second trial find instant preliminary hearing significantly different actual trial warrant distinguishing two cases purposes confrontation clause indeed indicated much pointer texas noted case us quite different one phillips statement taken hearing petitioner represented counsel given complete adequate opportunity barber page although noting preliminary hearing ordinarily less searching exploration merits case trial recognized may justification holding opportunity witness preliminary hearing satisfies demands confrontation clause witness shown actually unavailable present case respondent counsel appear significantly limited way scope nature witness porter preliminary hearing porter died otherwise unavailable confrontation clause violated admitting testimony given preliminary hearing right afforded provides substantial compliance purposes behind confrontation requirement long declarant inability give live testimony way fault state compare barber page supra motes nothing barber page cases indicates different result must follow state produces declarant swears witness trial may rules evidence applicable state federal courts restrict resort prior sworn testimony declarant present trial constitutional matter untenable construe confrontation clause permit use prior testimony prove state case declarant never appears bar testimony declarant present trial exposed defendant trier fact subject case witness physically unproducible state made every effort introduce evidence live testimony witness produced porter trial swore witness tendered whether porter testified manner consistent inconsistent preliminary hearing testimony claimed loss memory claimed privilege compulsory simply refused answer nothing confrontation clause prohibited state also relying prior testimony prove case green iv narrow question lurking case concerning admissibility porter statements officer wade typical case california addressed witness trial gives version ultimate events different given prior occasion case holding part ii makes clear find little reason distinguish among prior inconsistent statements basis circumstances prior statements given subsequent opportunity trial respect present past versions event adequate make equally admissible far confrontation clause concerned casual remark stranger carefully recorded testimony prior hearing however porter claimed trial remember events occurred respondent telephoned hence failed give current version important events described earlier statement whether porter apparent lapse memory affected green right make critical difference application confrontation clause case issue ripe decision juncture state focus precise question irrelevant given broader erroneous premise statement witness inadmissible substantive evidence whatever nature opportunity trial either party addressed question resolution depends much upon unique facts record reluctant proceed without state views record actually discloses relevant particular issue since hold admission porter preliminary hearing testimony barred sixth amendment despite apparent lapse memory reception evidence porter statement officer wade may pose question appropriately resolved california courts first instance similarly faced remand decision invalid face california may choose dispose case grounds raised green passed upon example ruling california deliberately put aside issue sufficiency evidence sustain conviction therefore vacate judgment california remand case proceedings inconsistent opinion ordered justice blackmun took part consideration decision case footnotes see people green cal see comments california law revision commission cal evid code ellis cir state saporen cases collected wigmore evidence ed hereinafter cited wigmore see jett commonwealth gelhaar state see also de sisto cir friendly cert denied block cir hand cert denied di carlo cir hand cert denied dean wigmore first noted commentator adopt position abandoning earlier approval first edition treatise orthodox view see wigmore model code uniform rules since followed wigmore position see model code evidence rule uniform rule evidence recent preliminary draft rules evidence lower federal courts see committee rules practice procedure judicial conference preliminary draft proposed rules evidence district courts magistrates rule commentators urged views similar wigmore see mccormick evidence maguire hearsay system around thicket vand rev morgan hearsay dangers application hearsay concept harv rev wigmore see term harv rev note confrontation hearsay rule yale see mccormick supra wigmore morgan supra see also holdsworth history english law ed note preserving right confrontation new approach hearsay evidence criminal trials rev stephen history criminal law england see also holdsworth supra famous example provided trial sir walter raleigh treason crucial element evidence consisted statements one cobham implicating raleigh plot seize throne raleigh since received written retraction cobham believed cobham testify favor lengthy dispute raleigh right cobham called witness cobham called raleigh convicted see stephen supra holdsworth supra least one author traces confrontation clause reaction abuses raleigh trial see heller sixth amendment wigmore see comment substantive use extrajudicial statements witnesses proposed federal rules evidence rich rev harv rev california earlier decision issue stated practical truth importance immediate daily verified trial lawyers one willingly postpone later date different forum right witness client people johnson cal cert denied citations follow sentence books trial practice shed little empirical light actual comparative effectiveness subsequent opposed timely text suggests witness changed story trial favor defendant anything rather less vulnerable defense counsel explanations inaccuracy former statement see generally wigmore whether admission statement violated federal evidentiary rules hearsay see emphasized earlier opinion wholly separate question indeed failure comply federal evidentiary standards appears reason result bridges wixon case might thought suggest existence possible constitutional problem admitting witness prior inconsistent statements substantive evidence reversed deportation order based evidence holding alternative one explicitly rested ground relevant agency rules permit use statements see suggest use statements criminal case run counter notions fairness legal system founded discussion citations appear refer orthodox position earlier adopted matter federal evidentiary constitutional law see hickory may agree considerations due process wholly apart confrontation clause might prevent convictions reliable evidentiary basis totally lacking see thompson louisville read bridges declaring constitution necessarily violated admission witness prior inconsistent statement truth matter asserted opinion bridges discuss confrontation clause explanation advanced contrary conclusion seems witness dead otherwise unavailable state may good faith assume given story trial may introduce former testimony reasonably reliable prompted factor necessity contrary argued witness present testify relate story necessity reliability assumption story destroyed see people green cal brief respondent necessity exists either case state need introduce relevant evidence fault introduced way assumption witness given story available trial little another way saying testimony given circumstances make reasonably reliable nothing witness death example justify assuming story changed trial finally reliability statement based circumstances given circumstances remain unaffected regardless whether witness present absent later trial surely terms protecting defendant interests jury ability assess reliability evidence hears seems unlikely respondent case better dissent seems suggest porter died prior testimony admitted instant case porter conduct stand cast substantial doubt prior statement long state made effort produce witness actual presence absence witness constitutionally relevant purposes unavailability exception hearsay exception generally recognized witness unavailable purposes exception lapse memory plea fifth amendment privilege state secure live testimony see wigmore even among proponents view prior statements admissible substantive evidence disagreement appears exist whether apply rule case witness disclaims present knowledge ultimate event commentators noted case opportunities testing prior statement trial may significantly diminished see falknor hearsay rule exceptions rev rev model code uniform rules apparently admit prior inconsistent statements even witness claims present knowledge recollection event see model code evidence rule comment uniform rule evidence comment preliminary draft proposed rules evidence lower federal courts seems limit admissibility case witness actually testifies concerning substance event issue see committee rules practice procedure judicial conference preliminary draft proposed rules evidence district courts magistrates rule advisory comm notes see comment substantive use extrajudicial statements witnesses proposed federal rules evidence rich rev latter position accords practice permitting prior inconsistent statements introduced even impeachment purposes unless witness actually given inconsistent testimony concerning substance event described prior statement see westinghouse electric wray equipment cir cert denied wigmore issue insubstantial conviction rests almost entirely evidence porter two prior statements inconsistent respects see brief respondent california also found unnecessary reach respondent additional contentions suppression evidence prejudicial misconduct see people green cal moreover noted earlier opinion ante california suggested porter prior statements may even admissible inconsistent testimony trial compare people green supra supra chief justice burger concurring join fully justice white opinion add comment emphasize importance allowing experiment innovate especially area criminal justice new standards procedures tried one state success failure guide others congress california statute recently adopted rule evidence justice white observes long advocated leading commentators two kentucky wisconsin within past year embraced similar doctrines judicial decisions none yet sufficient experience innovations determine whether modification sound wise workable california striking california statute seems done mistaken belief confrontation clause imposed rigid limits area opinion indicates conclusion erroneous california statute meets tests sixth fourteenth amendments accordingly wisdom statute properly left state california jurisdictions undoubtedly watch experiment interest circumstances case demonstrate neither constitution originally drafted amendment indeed need dictates must absolute uniformity criminal law federal authority never intended ramrod compel conformity nonconstitutional standards cal evid code jett commonwealth gelhaar state petition certiorari pending justice harlan concurring precise holding today confrontation clause sixth amendment preclude introduction declaration taken oath subject prove truth matters asserted therein declarant available witness trial agree california decision today reverse demonstrates however need approach case broadly seen fit confront squarely confrontation clause holding california result understandable misconception see things numerous decisions old recent indiscriminately equated confrontation see bruton roberts russell pointer texas douglas alabama brookhart janis barber page smith illinois bridges wixon salinger dictum reynolds mattox motes kirby dowdell decisions view left ambiguous whether extent sixth amendment constitutionalizes hearsay rule common law confrontation equated right transplant ganglia hearsay rules exceptions body constitutional protections stultifying effect course upon aspect law evidence state federal systems need hardly labored good today read opinion firmly eschews course since opinion state decision imperatively demonstrates need taking fresh look constitutional concept confrontation think stare decisis allowed stand way albeit presently controlling cases recent vintage opinion suggests confrontation clause comes us faded parchment history seems give us little insight intended scope sixth amendment confrontation clause commentators prone slide easily confrontation amorphous backdrop reach two conclusions first confrontation clause sixth amendment reaches farther require prosecution produce available witness whose declarations seeks use criminal trial second even conclusion deemed untenable matter sixth amendment law surely agreeable fourteenth amendment due process view constitutional framework state cases kind judged scarcely suggested fourteenth amendment takes umbrella hearsay rules exceptions begin sixth amendment defer parts iii iv application principles instant case confrontation clause sixth amendment one may assume framers understood embodiment settled usage common law cf dissenting opinion baldwin new york ante scant evidence culled usual sources suggests framers understood confrontation something less right exclude hearsay significance term ambiguous warrant assumption framers announcing principle whose meaning well understood constrained accept dicta common law equated confrontation text sixth amendment reads criminal prosecutions accused shall enjoy right confronted witnesses simply matter english clause may read confer nothing right meet face face appear give evidence trial since however extrajudicial declarant less witness clause equally susceptible interpreted blanket prohibition use hearsay testimony neither polar readings wholly satisfactory still less compelling similar guarantees sixth amendment found number colonial constitutions appears assumed confrontation provision included bill rights added constitution ratification congressmen drafted bill rights amendments primarily concerned political consequences new clauses paid scant attention definition meaning particular guarantees thus confrontation clause apparently included without debate along rest sixth amendment package rights notice counsel compulsory process incidents adversarial proceeding jury evolved centuries anything confrontation guarantee may thought along right compulsory process merely constitutionalize right defense know right always enjoyed accused whose defense prior late century argue prosecution completely proved case see stephen trial sir walter raleigh transactions royal historical society ser vol heller sixth amendment glimmer light history may thought shed comes brief congressional colloquy reach companion guarantee compulsory process debate suggests also broad sweeping right understood qualified availability requirement sixth amendment put floor annals report following burke moved amend proposition manner leave power accused put trial next session provided made appear evidence witnesses process granted served material defence hartley said securing right compulsory process government remainder must lie discretion smith south carolina thought regulation come properly part judicial system annals cong emphasis added wigmore ambulatory view confrontation clause intended constitutionalize hearsay rule exceptions evolved courts rests also assertion without citation attempts settle ground appear equally infirm matter logic wigmore reading practical consequence rendering meaningless assuredly sense meant enduring guarantee inconceivable framers intended constitutionalize rule hearsay licensed judiciary read existence creating new unlimited exceptions scant information available may tentatively concluded confrontation clause meant constitutionalize barrier flagrant abuses trials anonymous accusers absentee witnesses clause intended ordain common law rules evidence constitutional sanction doubtful notwithstanding english decisions equate confrontation hearsay rather established broad principle far likely framers anticipated supplemented matter common law prevailing rules evidence judicial precedent history tending suggest availability underlies confrontation right discussed view confirmed circumspect analysis early decisions early decisions consider confrontation right length involved ex parte testimony submitted deposition affidavit see reynolds mattox motes kirby context justice brown passage mattox set forth primary objective constitutional guarantee prevention depositions ex parte affidavits sometimes admitted civil cases used prisoner lieu personal examination witness accused opportunity testing recollection sifting conscience witness also compelling stand face face jury order may look judge demeanor upon stand manner gives testimony whether worthy belief see also dowdell snyder massachusetts restricted reading clause defended taking metaphysical approach one attempts differentiate affidavits substitute testimony testimonial utterances indeed problems latter somewhat greater difficulty establishing accurately declarant said sometimes considered infirmity hearsay evidence see mccormick evidence conceptual difficulties aside seem early recognition dying declaration exception confrontation clause mattox supra kirby supra robertson baldwin proceeded assumption extrajudicial testimonial declarations also concern sixth amendment notwithstanding language appears equate confrontation clause right implication exclude hearsay early holdings dicta think harmonized viewing confrontation guarantee confined availability rule one requires production witness available testify view explains recognition dying declaration exception dispenses requirement refusal make exception prior recorded statements taken subject accused witness still available testify compare mattox supra motes supra rationalization early decisions justified logic also anchored precedent west louisiana reviewing early confrontation decisions emphasized availability thread tied together west involved admission evidence trial deposition testimony taken subject oath deponent permanently absent state thereof attendance procured ibid referring inter alia motes mattox kirby reynolds concluded one cases held facts violation constitution admitting deposition evidence uppermost consideration availability witness underscored west discussion rule admitted deposition testimony upon proof made satisfaction witness time trial dead insane ill ever expected attend trial kept away connivance defendant ii recent decisions view fallen error two scores matter jurisprudence think unsound reasons often elaborated see dissenting opinions duncan louisiana baldwin new york ante incorporate guarantees bill rights due process clause particular instance little practical consequence confined sixth amendment guarantee availability requirement decisions unfortunately failed separate even federal matter restrictions abuse hearsay testimony part due process right reliable trustworthy conviction right confront available witness see infra incorporating fourteenth amendment misinterpretation sixth amendment decisions one blow created present dilemma bringing potential constitutional rule hearsay state federal courts however constitutionalization hearsay rules federal courts undesirability imposing brittle rules manifest given ambulatory fortunes hearsay doctrine evidenced disagreement among scholars value excluding hearsay trend toward liberalization exceptions unfortunate limit flexibility choke experimentation evolving area law cf baldwin new york supra adhere consider sound view expressed stein new york rule subtleties anomalies ramifications read fourteenth amendment hold binding matter due process also deem correct meaning sixth amendment confrontation clause state may criminal case use hearsay declarant available see west louisiana supra reason fairness state long retains traditional adversarial trial produce witness afford accused opportunity made available principle essential element fairness attested precedent motes supra barber page supra smith illinois supra also traditional present exceptions hearsay rule recognize greater flexibility receiving evidence witness available furthermore accommodates interest state making case yet recognizes obligation accord accused fullest opportunity present best defense rare cases conviction occurs trial credible evidence said justify result remains broader due process requirement conviction founded evidence see supra iii putting aside moment due process aspect case see supra follows view confrontation reason prosecution use witness prior inconsistent statement truth matters therein asserted prosecution produced witness porter made available trial confrontation judgment perforce satisfies sixth amendment indeed notwithstanding conventional characterization available witness prior statements hearsay offered affirmatively truth matters asserted see hickory southern gray bridges wixon hearsay technical sense since witness may examined trial circumstances memory opportunity observe meaning veracity see comment model code evidence supra think fair say fact jury opportunity reconstruct witness demeanor time declaration absence oath minor considerations fact witness though physically available recall either underlying events subject statement previous testimony recollect circumstances statement given sixth amendment consequence prosecution less fulfilled obligation simply witness lapse memory witness view available extent witness practical sense unavailable relevant facts reasons stated part ii think confrontation nonetheless satisfied iv turn finally question whether conviction stands unreliable evidence reversal required cf stovall denno thompson city louisville conclude preliminary hearing testimony obtained circumstances unreliable admission requires reversal matter due process even though crucial central issue case compare stovall denno supra simmons statement given officer wade however raise possibility accordingly remand case california consideration question whether deems second statement unreliable admitted decide whether conviction reversed california law want sufficient evidence sustain conviction beyond reasonable doubt see winship declines consider admissibility porter declaration officer wade remands determination whether properly admissible california law consider part iv infra broad problem lies beneath surface today case view appropriately considered conventional hearsay setting maker extrajudicial statement present trial briefed argued sides reach notwithstanding pendency dutton evans docket dutton argued us apr set reargument case heard next term easy assumption confrontation right exclude hearsay also appears cases involving state criminal prosecutions matter due process declined hold applicable sixth amendment right confrontation see stein new york see west louisiana merely case prior decisions may incorrectly decided rationalized unworkability constitutionalizing aspect conventional hearsay rule means stake future sound constitutional development area cf swift wickham noted mischief perpetuation unworkable rule moragne marine lines boys markets retail clerks dissenting opinion baldwin new york ante separate opinion welsh dissenting opinion desist georgia constitution lends support restricted reading confrontation see art provided accused shall confronted witnesses testifying emphasis added natural reading provision phrased restrict guarantee individuals appearing massachusetts new hampshire north carolina maryland virginia included early constitutions confrontation provision see heller sixth amendment documents reprinted thorpe federal state constitutions passim wigmore collected state provisions wigmore evidence ed see elliot debates see annals cong thus research satisfies prevailing view usual primary sources digests early debates contain informative material confrontation right correct note confrontation hearsay rule yale note preserving right confrontation new approach hearsay evidence criminal trials rev note confrontation right prepare defense geo review history confrontation english common law see pollitt right confrontation history modern dress pub see stephen trial sir walter raleigh transactions royal historical society ser vol discussing raleigh trial stephen notes modern reader raleigh trial struck fact assistance counsel likewise allowed call witnesses wished accused defended argument case completely proved done witnesses counsel side need attended done none needed see also heller supra remarks governor randolph virginia ratification convention reported elliot debates hadley reform criminal procedure proceedings academy political science hadley brief remarks seem indicate abuse provoked concern use affidavit deposition testimony support offered reading assertion framers concerned prevent abuses occurred infamous treason trial sir walter raleigh abuses however went far beyond conviction based hearsay one commentator noted reams deposition testimony given raleigh alleged accomplice turned state evidence contained innuendo credible assertion substance sufficient support verdict see stephen trial sir walter raleigh supra light sixth amendment guarantee might well read establishing basic presumption producing witnesses without dignifying every hearsay ruling constitutional significance heller supra citing rottschaefer handbook american constitutional law view open question wigmore one takes position several exceptions hearsay rule existed time sixth amendment adopted wigmore evidence basis wigmore assertion right confrontation known common law enshrined hearsay rule concludes view seemingly absolute prohibition use hearsay declarations impossible apply literally confrontation clause framers intended confrontation mean hearsay principles see wigmore evidence early decisions recent cases replete dicta effect confrontation equivalent instead treating cases like brookhart janis supra pointer texas supra douglas alabama supra denials due process see infra employed sweeping language said example major reason underlying constitutional confrontation rule give defendant charged crime opportunity witnesses pointer texas kind broad language tending equate confrontation holding bruton conjured spectre constitutionalization hearsay rule dissent apparently willing treat surprising confrontation hearsay considered fungible labels recently likely affect result federal trial see comment preliminary draft proposed rules evidence district courts magistrates cf alford right treated denial confrontation portent label emerges fore federal cases however backdrop recent developments accord special treatment constitutional errors see harrington california harmless error chapman california kaufman collateral relief context incorporation makes every hearsay ruling potential issue additional consequence constitutionalizing hearsay rules put beyond reach congress see katzenbach morgan kirby strictly speaking involve use deposition testimony kirby case government sought introduce judgment conviction obtained three perpetrators theft order prove property found kirby possession fact stolen reynolds held accused complain introduction prior recorded testimony witness absence procured defense mattox analogizing exception hearsay rule dying declarations held admissible prior recorded testimony taken oath subjected witness died since first trial motes declined countenance testimony taken subject appeared government might produced witness later cases also involved written testimony see barber page supra pointer texas supra douglas alabama supra confession stein new york confession west louisiana cf greene mcelroy problems treated rubric confrontation included inter alia exclusion accused trial oliver brookhart janis supra cf snyder massachusetts viewing parker gladden improper remarks bailiff turner louisiana historically primary concern possibility trial affidavit may evidenced several early state constitutional provisions specifically made exceptions confrontation providing use depositions witness unavailable see california art legislature shall power provide taking presence party accused counsel depositions witnesses criminal cases cases homicide reason believe witness inability cause attend trial colorado art ii montana art iii ohio art texas art amended interestingly hopt utah speaking justice wrote kirby holding error permit surgeon testify examined body alleged victim charged homicide surgeon knowledge identity deceased came third party relied hearsay principles made allusion confrontation clause critical element availability doubted west opinion emphasize opportunity time taking depositions already remarked appear secondary concern given recognition mattox dying declaration exception west moreover perforce stands proposition confrontation indifferent limitations nature preliminary hearing underlie dissent case view extended discussion federal precedents express rejection west contentions thereunder present purposes consequence case involved state criminal prosecution declined hold sixth amendment applicable importance right minimized see wigmore supra desirability excluding otherwise relevant evidence simply tested frequently questioned see generally mccormick evidence ali model code evidence rules comment preliminary draft proposed rules evidence district courts magistrates rule uniform rules evidence rule liberalized exceptions see also james role hearsay rational scheme evidence rev chadbourn bentham hearsay rule benthamic view rule uniform rules evidence harv rev uniform rules restricted mccormick hearsay rutgers rev commenting uniform rules cf quick evidence wayne rev apparently critical trend toward admissibility judges disagreed desirability excluding hearsay compare chief justice marshall view set forth queen hepburn cranch justice story ellicott pearl pet judge learned hand set forth lecture association bar city new york deficiencies trials reach heart matter lectures legal topics see report new jersey committee evidence potential suffocating creative thinking suggested commentary uniform rules evidence california law revision commission prior pointer commission noted despite federal rule free consistent due process consider adopt uniform rule ii providing use testimony former trial identity issues reason believe adequate declarant unavailable commission recommended adoption rule ii see tentative recommendation study relating uniform rules evidence california law revision commission reports recommendations studies provision omitted new evidence code comment defendant criminal prosecution made rely another individual evidence code official comments california law revision commission decision pointer apparently responsible decision omit provision since final commission report submitted january prior pointer clear hearsay constitutionalized california even considered innovation say right element due process alford oliver snyder massachusetts smith illinois due process permit conviction based evidence thompson city louisville nixon herndon evidence unreliable untrustworthy may said accused tried kangaroo cf oliver supra turner louisiana stovall denno simmons underlying principle refined recognized evidence identification always critical issue criminal trial received circumstances pretrial confrontation infected suggestiveness give rise irreparable likelihood misidentification token permit conviction stand critical issues trial supported ex parte testimony subjected found reliable trial judge cf kearney app course unusual situation prosecution entire case built upon hearsay testimony unavailable witness circumstance defendant entitled hearing reliability testimony cf ali model code evidence kearney supra due process also requires defense given ample opportunity alert jury pitfalls accepting hearsay face value defendant course upon request entitled cautionary instructions cf manual jury instructions missing witnesses basis approach stand concurrence result pointer texas supra statement formed bulk prosecutor case also showing witness made available see also brookhart janis barber page result douglas alabama also still adhere rationalized test since inadmissible confession constituted direct evidence petitioner committed murder additional factor move stand douglas case prosecutorial misconduct placing witness stand reading confession prosecutor effect increased reliability confession jury eyes view witness apparent acquiescence opposed repudiation cf napue illinois mooney holohan lengths prosecution must go produce witness may offer evidence declaration question reasonableness barber page supra cf mullane central hanover trust effort course necessary added expense inconvenience excuse also open accused request continuance unavailability temporary cf peterson cir justice brennan dissenting respondent convicted violating california health safety code prohibits furnishing narcotics minor issue trial whether fact furnished porter minor marihuana direct testimony appear constitutionally convicted seems insufficient evidence sustain finding guilt state presented three witnesses prove respondent guilt porter officers wade dominguez porter testified trial uncertain obtained marihuana primarily time acid lsd taken minutes respondent phoned porter claimed unable remember events followed phone call drugs taken prevented distinguishing fact fantasy ante officer wade personal knowledge facts alleged offense able report content extrajudicial statement porter made officer dominguez testified incident wholly separate alleged offense testimony consistent defense account facts thus evidence respondent found guilty consisted two pretrial statements porter first account given officer wade unsworn subject defense porter demeanor making statement observed trial factfinder statement made unreliable circumstances taken four days porter arrest selling marihuana undercover agent still custody written transcript statement introduced trial officer wade recounted simply remembered porter words second statement given porter respondent preliminary hearing sworn subject defense counsel however engage searching examination porter demeanor made statement unobserved trial factfinder statement put factfinder course various points porter direct examination trial prosecutor read excerpts preliminary hearing testimony accordingly facts case present two questions regarding application california evidence code first whether confrontation clause permits witness extrajudicial statement admitted trial substantive evidence witness claims unable remember events prior statement dealt second whether clause permits witness preliminary hearing statement made oath subject introduced trial substantive evidence witness claims unable remember events statement dealt view neither statement introduced without unconstitutionally restricting right accused challenge incriminating evidence presence factfinder determine guilt innocence points particular vice gave impetus confrontation claim practice trying defendants evidence consisted solely ex parte affidavits depositions secured examining magistrates thus denying defendant opportunity challenge accuser encounter front trier fact ante encounter course important accused view trial accuser visage directly challenge accuser testimony factfinder see wigmore evidence ed made clear mattox stressed necessity 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 way test recollection sift conscience witness regarding facts alleged offense unwilling unable questioned defense counsel probe story silent witness attempt expose facts qualify discredit impetus truth inherent oath sworn witness penalty perjury serious purpose courtroom effect far facts alleged offense concerned obviously factfinder view demeanor recounts facts witness claims unable remember pertinent events true assertion challenged making defending witness affected oath penalty perjury courtroom atmosphere equally true trial factfinder observe weigh witness demeanor makes defends claim decision factfinder witness lying sheds direct light accuracy pretrial statement made statement remains without support discredit come probing factual basis witness stands face face accused factfinder factfinder decides witness honestly unable remember events question conclusion may may directly guide factfinder assessing reliability pretrial statement example witness unable remember pertinent facts influence drugs time occurred factfinder might reasonably disregard pretrial account events given witness already explicitly held douglas alabama confrontation clause forbids substantive use trial prior extrajudicial statement declarant present trial unwilling testify events prior statement dealt douglas prosecution introduced alleged confession accused supposed accomplice one loyd unwilling testify pertinent events fear held petitioner inability loyd alleged confession plainly denied right secured confrontation clause loyd alleged statement petitioner fired shotgun constituted direct evidence done ffective confrontation loyd possible loyd affirmed statement however loyd relied privilege refuse answer purposes confrontation clause significant difference witness fails testify alleged offense unwilling witness whose silence compelled inability remember called stand testify jury may view demeanor indicates discuss crucial events neither instance purposes confrontation clause satisfied witness questioned trial concerning pertinent facts cases pretrial statement introduced truth facts asserted witness becomes simply conduit admission stale evidence whose reliability never tested trial factfinder declarant operative events observation demeanor testifies unlike see reason leave undecided inadmissibility porter statements officer wade us transcript porter trial testimony remember operative events whether feigned loss memory irrelevant respondent confrontation claim douglas statement officer wade must excluded substantive evidence ii question remains whether fact pretrial statement obtained preliminary hearing oath subject distinguishes statement confrontation purposes extrajudicial statement thought decision barber page resolved issue barber stated confrontation preliminary hearing compensate absence confrontation trial nature objectives two proceedings differ significantly case prosecution argued accused waived right preliminary hearing though rejected argument put beyond doubt necessity confrontation trial stated moreover reach result facts case petitioner counsel actually witness preliminary hearing 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 preliminary hearings california atypical nature objectives california criminal prosecutions preliminary examination conducted rather perfunctory uncontested proceeding one likely denouement order holding defendant trial television lawyers customarily demolish prosecution magistrate prosecution need show probable cause burden vastly lighter proof beyond reasonable doubt people gibbs cal app cal rptr ost cold reading preliminary transcript subtle yet undeniable effect counsel rhetorical style pauses emphasis variations tone well personal rapport jurors pursues example lawyer must keep control mean never fight witness raise voice become angry forensic indignation whether expressed physically verbally may produce good results special circumstances addition counsel may well conduct different manner committing magistrate trial jury thus counsel must always temper individual jurors using reactions guide effective line questioning must remember performer jurors audience good performer ignores audience performances conducted purpose favorably impressing audience conclude experience demonstrates essentiality truly contemporaneous cal appears terms purposes confrontation clause equation encounter preliminary hearing confrontation trial must rest largely fact witness testified hearing oath subject penalty perjury courtroom atmosphere factors insignificant fall far short satisfying demands constitutional confrontation moreover atmosphere stakes different two proceedings hurried somewhat pro forma context average preliminary hearing witness may careless testimony measured searching atmosphere trial similarly man willing perjure consequences simply accused stand trial may less willing lies may condemn defendant loss liberty short ignores reality assume purposes confrontation clause met preliminary hearing accordingly introduce preliminary hearing testimony truth facts asserted witness either unwilling unable testify regarding pertinent events denies accused sixth amendment right grapple effectively incriminating evidence ruling moreover may unsettling effects nature objectives future preliminary hearings california defined problem equate preliminary trial testimony one practical result might preliminary hearing designed afford efficient speedy means determining narrow question probable cause tend develop trial invite thorough lengthy consequent necessity delays continuances bring rebuttal impeachment witnesses gather available evidence assure generally nothing remained later challenge time result prostitute accepted purpose preliminary hearings might place intolerable burden time resources courts first instance cal conscientious defense counsel aware today decision increased likelihood use preliminary hearing testimony trial may well wish conduct unlimited prosecution witnesses hearing held coleman alabama ante accused right assistance counsel preliminary hearing made clear denial accused constitutional right fair trial force trial expedition deprive effective aid assistance counsel white ragen light today decision may defense counsel denied requests delay reasonably necessary enable conduct thorough examination preliminary hearing limits may still placed defense use preliminary hearing discovery device extract information prosecution reasonably necessary determination probable cause rigorous examination government witnesses requisites effective assistance counsel require defense counsel conduct examination relies heavily traditional practice admitting prior testimony witness physically unavailable trial finds ground distinguishing pretrial declarant fails testify trial physically present pretrial declarant though present trial fails testify unwilling unable reasons necessity introduction either declarant prior statement state need introduce relevant evidence testimony reliability rests circumstances given circumstances remain unaffected regardless whether witness present absent later trial ante disagree state obviously need introduce relevant evidence necessity justifies admission pretrial statements prosecution need convict factfinder need presented reliable evidence aid determination guilt innocence whether witness assertions reliable ordinarily little bearing admissibility subject corrective influences demeanor however possibility assertions tested trial reliability becomes important factor deciding whether permit presentation factfinder probability exists incriminating pretrial testimony unreliable admission absent confrontation prejudicially distort factfinding process reliability pretrial testimony turn determined simply circumstances given also influenced subsequent developments example prior testimony later disavowed declarant extrajudicial convincing statement unrealistic argue later trial declarant physically absent reliability prior testimony unaffected intervening event subsequent developments consideration failure testify trial physical unavailability failure testify unwillingness inability remember view developments different implications reliability prior testimony physical unavailability generally neutral factor instances cast doubt witness earlier assertions inability remember pertinent events hand unwillingness testify whether feigned loss memory fear cast doubt honest inability remember trial raises serious question clarity memory time pretrial statement deceit inherent feigned loss memory lessens confidence probity prior assertions fear trial suggests witness may shaped prior testimony avoid dangerous consequences reliability assumed simply prior statement made preliminary hearing sum find porter real pretended lapse memory pertinent events casts serious doubt upon reliability preliminary hearing testimony clear long witness porter testify events trial accused remains unable challenge effectively witness prior assertions probable unreliability prior testimony coupled impossibility examination trial denies accused right probe attempt discredit incriminating evidence accordingly hold california evidence code violation confrontation clause extent permits substantive use trial prior statements whether extrajudicial testimonial declarant present trial unable unwilling questioned events prior statements dealt therefore affirm reversal respondent conviction see people green cal porter declared oath may arrested custody police kept telling knew john green involved unless implicated see circulation long time cf goldberg kelly stated presentation decision maker caseworker deficiencies since caseworker usually gathers facts upon charge ineligibility rests presentation recipient side controversy safely left question example asked porter either defense prosecution whether influence drugs time alleged offense hand witness willing able testify trial operative events demands confrontation clause may met even though witness contradicts pretrial assertions see need facts presented however resolve issue fact appropriate circumstances statement may admitted impeach witness anomalous suggests ante example porter pretrial statements admitted respondent trial solely impeachment purposes provided substantive proof guilt noted likely insufficient evidence sustain conviction california present case discussed detail distinctions preliminary hearing trial stating purpose preliminary hearing full exploration merits cause testimony witnesses designed adapted solely answer far narrower preliminary question whether probable cause exists subsequent trial judge preliminary proceedings required convinced defendant guilt beyond reasonable doubt need look reasonable credibility charge fortiori witness testimony though evidence adduced need convincing credible beyond reasonable doubt surely impeach witness trial preclude finding probable cause preliminary stage even given opportunity neither prosecution defense generally willing able fire guns early stage proceedings considerations time efficacy indeed seldom either party time investigation obtain possession adequate information pursue depth direct cal see also virgin islands aquino cir beyond problems today holding raises another practical difficulty extensive must preliminary hearing constitutional confrontation deemed occurred mere opportunity encounter sufficient perhaps respondent every opportunity porter statement hearing ante mean defense counsel fails take advantage opportunity accused subsequently convicted trial basis wholly untested evidence unexercised chance required thorough effective must questioning satisfies confrontation clause significant example present case neither defense prosecution explored elemental fact porter testimony possibility influence drugs time alleged offense