giles california argued april decided june petitioner giles murder trial allowed prosecutors introduce statements murder victim made police officer responding domestic violence call giles convicted appeal pending held sixth amendment confrontation clause gives defendants right witnesses give testimony except cases exception confrontation right recognized founding crawford washington state appeal concluded confrontation clause permitted trial admit evidence unconfronted testimony murder victim doctrine forfeiture wrongdoing concluded giles forfeited right confront victim testimony found giles committed murder trial intentional criminal act made victim unavailable testify state affirmed ground held california theory forfeiture wrongdoing exception sixth amendment confrontation requirement exception established founding pp courts allowed introduction statements absent witness detained kept away means procurement defendant cases treatises indicate rule applied defendant engaged conduct designed prevent witness testifying pp manner forfeiture rule applied makes plain unconfronted testimony admitted without showing defendant intended prevent witness testifying cases evidence suggested defendant wrongfully caused absence witness done prevent witness testifying unconfronted testimony excluded unless fell within separate exception confrontation requirement statements made speakers brink death aware dying pp california proposed exception confrontation right plainly exceptio established time founding crawford supra established american jurisprudence since founding case applied forfeiture admit statements outside context conduct designed prevent witness testifying view exception applies defendant intends make witness unavailable also supported modern authorities federal rule evidence codifies forfeiture doctrine davis washington pp dissent contention testimony come common law forfeiture theory unless confronted supported cases event dissent theory true support broader forfeiture exception eliminate forfeiture exception entirely previously confronted testimony unavailable witness always admissible wrongful procurement see crawford supra pp acts domestic violence often intended dissuade victim resorting outside help defendant prior abuse threats abuse intended dissuade victim resorting outside help highly relevant determining intent defendant subsequent act causing witness absence evidence ongoing criminal proceedings victim expected testify state courts consider giles intent found irrelevant interpretation forfeiture doctrine free consider intent remand pp cal vacated remanded scalia delivered opinion except part roberts thomas alito joined opinion full souter ginsburg joined part thomas alito filed concurring opinions souter filed opinion concurring part ginsburg joined breyer filed dissenting opinion stevens kennedy joined dwayne giles petitioner california writ certiorari california june justice scalia delivered opinion except part consider whether defendant forfeits sixth amendment right confront witness judge determines wrongful act defendant made witness unavailable testify trial september petitioner dwayne giles shot brenda avie outside garage grandmother house witness saw shooting giles niece heard transpired inside house heard giles avie speaking conversational tones avie yelled granny several times series gunshots sounded giles niece grandmother ran outside saw giles standing near avie gun hand avie carrying weapon shot six times one wound consistent avie holding hand time shot another consistent turned side third consistent shot lying ground giles fled scene shooting apprehended police two weeks later charged murder trial giles testified acted giles described avie jealous said knew shot man seen threaten people knife vandalized home car prior occasions said day shooting avie came grandmother house threatened kill new girlfriend house earlier said avie also threatened kill new girlfriend giles avie spoke phone earlier day giles testified avie threatened house went garage retrieved gun took safety started walking toward back door house said avie charged afraid something hand according giles closed eyes fired several shots intend kill avie prosecutors sought introduce statements avie made police officer responding report three weeks shooting avie crying spoke told officer giles accused affair two began argue giles grabbed shirt lifted floor began choke according avie broke free fell floor giles punched face head broke free opened folding knife held three feet away threatened kill found cheating giles objection trial admitted statements evidence provision california law permits admission statements describing infliction threat physical injury declarant declarant unavailable testify trial prior statements deemed trustworthy cal evid code ann west supp jury convicted giles murder appealed appeal pending decided crawford washington confrontation clause requires defendant opportunity confront witnesses give testimony except cases exception confrontation right recognized time founding california appeal held admission avie unconfronted statements giles trial violate confrontation clause construed crawford crawford recognized doctrine forfeiture wrongdoing cal rptr officially depublished concluded giles forfeited right confront avie committed murder trial intentional criminal act made avie unavailable testify california affirmed ground cal granted certiorari ii sixth amendment provides criminal prosecutions accused shall enjoy right confronted witnesses amendment contemplates witness makes testimonial statements admitted defendant ordinarily present trial witness unavailable prior testimony introduced defendant prior opportunity crawford state dispute accept without deciding avie statements accusing giles assault testimonial maintains california sixth amendment prohibit prosecutors introducing statements exception confrontation guarantee permits use witness unconfronted testimony judge finds judge case defendant committed wrongful act rendered witness unavailable testify trial held crawford confrontation clause naturally read reference right confrontation common law admitting exceptions established time founding therefore ask whether theory forfeiture wrongdoing accepted california exception confrontation right previously acknowledged two forms testimonial statements admitted common law even though unconfronted see first declarations made speaker brink death aware dying see king woodcock leach eng state moody super eq veitch cas cc dc king commonwealth avie make unconfronted statements admitted giles trial dying statements fall within historic exception second doctrine refer forfeiture wrongdoing permitted introduction statements witness detained kept away means procurement defendant see lord morley case tr detained harrison case tr made keep away queen scaife eng kept away see also hawkins pleas crown ed hereinafter hawkins peake compendium law evidence ed sent away gilbert law evidence detained kept back appearing means procurement prisoner doctrine roots decision lord morley case judges concluded witness detained means procurement prisoner provided basis read testimony previously given coroner inquest st courts commentators also concluded wrongful procurement witness absence among grounds admission statements made bail committal hearings conducted marian statutes directed justices peace take statements felony suspects persons bringing suspects magistrate certify statements crawford supra langbein prosecuting crime renaissance see hawkins class confronted statements also admissible witness made dead unable travel ibid terms used define scope forfeiture rule suggest exception applied defendant engaged conduct designed prevent witness testifying rule required witness kept back detained means procurement defendant although definitions procure procurement merely require defendant caused witness absence definitions limit causality one designed bring result procured see webster american dictionary english language defining procure contrive effect emphasis added ibid defining procure get gain obtain request loan effort labor purchase oxford english dictionary ed def defining procure contrive devise care action proceeding endeavour cause bring mostly something evil person similarly term means sweep cases defendant caused witness fail appear also connote defendant forfeits confrontation rights uses intermediary purpose making witness absent see person intercedes another uses influence order bring desired result webster american dictionary english language help end attained cases treatises time indicate definition terms governed number said prior testimony admissible witness kept away defendant means contrivance see chitty practical treatise criminal law kept away means contrivance prisoner phillipps treatise law evidence kept way means contrivance prisoner drayton wells kept away contrivance opposite party phrase requires defendant schemed bring absence trial contrived contrivance commonly defined act inventing devising planning webster supra ingeniously endeavoring accomplishment anything bringing pass planning scheming stratagem daption means end design intention oxford english dictionary supra treatise made purpose requirement explicit still stating forfeiture rule applied witness kept way prisoner one prisoner behalf order prevent giving evidence powell practice law evidence ed emphasis added exception invoked manner consistent definition aware case exception invoked although defendant engaged conduct designed prevent witness testifying offering bribe manner rule applied makes plain unconfronted testimony admitted without showing defendant intended prevent witness testifying cases evidence suggested defendant caused person absent done prevent person testifying typical murder case involving accusatorial statements victim testimony excluded unless confronted fell within exception prosecutors appear even argued judge admit unconfronted statements defendant committed murder trial consider king woodcock william woodcock accused killing wife silvia beaten left near death magistrate took silvia woodcock account crime oath died hours later judge stated reat crime nature must always appear yet inquiry must proceed upon rules evidence leach eng aside testimony given trial presence prisoner judge said two species admitted law one dying declaration person received fatal blow examination prisoner depositions witnesses may produced taken marian bail committal statutes eng omitted silvia woodcock statement admitted pursuant marian statutes unconfronted defendant brought examining magistrate prisoner therefore opportunity contradicting facts contains eng thus statements admissible witness apprehended state mortality inevitably oblige soon answer maker truth falsehood assertions eng omitted depending account one credits either instructed jury consider statements woodcock fact apprehension death eng determined woodcock quietly resigned submitting fate admitted statements evidence east pleas crown king dingler leach eng applied test exclude unconfronted statements murder victim george dingler charged killing wife jane suffered multiple stab wounds left hospital days died day stabbing magistrate took jane dingler deposition woodcock oath facts circumstances attended outrage committed upon leach eng george dingler attorney argued statements qualify dying declarations admissible marian examinations taken presence prisoner result defendant entitled benefit eng prosecutor agreed argued deposition still admitted best evidence nature case afford eng relying woodcock refused receive examination evidence eng many cases excluded victims statements insufficient evidence witness aware die see thomas john case east welbourn case east woods cas cc dc lewis state miss montgomery state ohio nelson state smith state courts cases even consider admitting statements ground defendant crime blame witness absence even evidence establishing overwhelming reporter woodcock went way comment strength case defendant evidence independent information declarations deceased pressing urgent nature prisoner leach eng similarly smith state supra evidence defendant caused victim death included limited defendant obtained arsenic local doctor days wife became violently ill defendant paramour testifying trial defendant admitted poisoning wife defendant asked physician whether presence arsenic discovered human stomach month death answer inquiry apparently satisfactory defendant tried hire person burn building containing wife body state reading common law correct dying declarations cases others like admissible judges prosecutors also failed invoke forfeiture sufficient basis admit unconfronted statements cases apply exception failure striking murder trial presenting evidence defendant responsible victim death difficult putting government case chief yet prosecutors attempt obtain admission dying declarations grounds going often considerable trouble putting evidence show crime victim believed recover see king commonwealth three witnesses called testify point gibson commonwealth testimony elicited doctor witness anthony state doctor questioned expected fatality victim wound victim demeanor state offers another explanation cases argues defendant committed act wrongdoing rendered witness unavailable forfeited right object witness testimony confrontation grounds hearsay grounds see brief respondent case treatise found however suggested defendant committed wrongdoing forfeited confrontation rights hearsay rights distinction surprising one courts prior founding excluded hearsay evidence large part unconfronted see hawkins ed bacon new abridgment law plurality said dutton evans seems apparent sixth amendment confrontation clause evidentiary hearsay rule stem roots state dissent note authorities justified rule invoking maxim defendant permitted benefit wrong see gilbert law evidence witness detained kept back appearing means procurement testimony read defendant shall never admitted shelter evil practices witness give advantage wrong evidence amply shows wrong evil practices statements referred conduct designed prevent witness testifying absence forfeiture rule covering sort conduct create intolerable incentive defendants bribe intimidate even kill witnesses nothing mysterious courts refusal carry rationale notion judges may strip defendant right constitution deems essential fair trial basis prior judicial assessment defendant guilty charged sit well right trial jury akin one might say dispensing jury trial defendant obviously guilty crawford state proposed exception right confrontation plainly exceptio established time founding established american jurisprudence since founding american courts never prior invoked forfeiture outside context deliberate witness tampering first addressed forfeiture reynolds hearing testimony suggested defendant kept wife away home subpoenaed testify trial permitted government introduce testimony defendant wife defendant prior trial see appeal held admission statements violate right defendant confront witnesses trial witness absent defendant wrongful procurement defendant condition assert constitutional rights violated evidence supplied lawful way reynolds invoked broad forfeiture principles explain holding decision stated example constitution guarantee accused person legitimate consequences wrongful acts rule foundation principle one permitted take advantage wrong outgrowth maxim based principles common honesty reynolds relied maxims authorities done sure relied authorities done admit prior testimony case defendant engaged wrongful conduct designed prevent witness testimony opinion indicated adopting rule cited leading cases lord morley case harrison case scaife described content usage forfeiture principle admitted prior confronted statements circumstances admissibility open doubt lord morley case reynolds supra state rule historical pedigree common law even decision reynolds one expected routinely invoked murder prosecutions like one victim prior statements inculpated defendant never invoked way earliest case identified litigants amici curiae admitted unconfronted statements forfeiture theory without evidence defendant acted purpose preventing witness testifying decided rouco approved federal rule evidence entitled forfeiture wrongdoing applies defendant engaged acquiesced wrongdoing intended procure unavailability declarant witness fed rule evid described rule codifies forfeiture doctrine davis washington every commentator aware concluded requirement intent means exception applies defendant mind particular purpose making witness unavailable mueller kirkpatrick federal evidence ed weinstein berger weinstein federal evidence mclaughlin ed brown mccormick evidence ed commentators come way dissent claim knowledge sufficient show intent emphatically modern view see lafave substantive criminal law ed sum interpretation forfeiture rule supported natural reading language used common law absence cases admitting prior statements forfeiture theory defendant engaged conduct designed prevent witness testifying common law uniform exclusion unconfronted inculpatory testimony murder victims except testimony given awareness impending death innumerable cases defendant trial killing victim shown done purpose preventing testimony subsequent history dissent broad forfeiture theory applied first two last highly persuasive third view conclusive dissent evades force third point claiming testimony come common law based forfeiture theory unless confronted explains exclusion murder victims testimony arguing wrongful procurement understood basis admission marian depositions defendant opportunity confront admission unconfronted testimony see post explanation supported cases harrison case leading english case finding wrongful procurement witness statements admitted without regard confrontation agent defendant attempted bribe witness later disappeared mysterious circumstances prosecutor contended spirited withdrawn us gentleman said came witness prisoner desired kind prisoner st allowed witness prior statements coroner read although reason think defendant present prior reasoning authorities reinforces conclusion rule depend prior confrontation judge harrison case told harrison agents friends since last sessions made conveyed away young man principal evidence declared proved way conduce harrison advantage similarly leading treatise justification use statements coroner inquests witness detained kept back appearing means procurement defendant defendant shall never admitted shelter evil practices witness give advantage wrong gilbert law evidence defendant keep unconfronted prior testimony wrongfully detained witness profit evil practices american courts understood admissibility statements made prior proceedings including coroner inquests like one harrison case turn prior opportunity general matter see crawford limit applied expressed early cases rex barber root super ne white testified justice barber minutes taken testimony sent away one bullock friend barber instigation testify admitted witnesses relate white testified two leading evidentiary treatises delaware case reporter cite case proposition grand jury statements admitted theory see phillipps treatise evidence peake compendium law evidence american ed state lewis del cas quarter sess course standard practice since approximately century conduct grand jury proceedings secret without confrontation part defendant learn state case advance beale bryson felman elston grand jury law practice ed see also wigmore evidence pp mcnaughton rev georgia articulation forfeiture rule similarly suggests understood forfeiture basis admitting unconfronted testimony wrote lord morley case established witness examined crown absent detained means procurement prisoner examination read evidence williams state rule cases witness examined crown carried confrontation limit indeed adopted rule lord morley case involved marian examinations carrying confrontation requirement coroner inquests lacked one leading american case forfeiture confrontation right wrongful procurement decision reynolds case set forth prior confrontation requirement doctrine application begins historical analysis full description rule set forth lord morley case contained indication admitted testimony must previously confronted followed description citation harrison case like lord morley case applied wrongful procurement coroner inquests confronted marian examinations saying rule cases seems recognized law england ever since opinion description forfeiture rule likewise unconditioned requirement prior confrontation constitution gives accused right trial confronted witnesses witness absent wrongful procurement complain competent evidence admitted supply place kept away constitution grants privilege confronted witnesses voluntarily keeps witnesses away insist privilege therefore absent procurement evidence supplied lawful way condition assert constitutional rights violated ibid mention paragraph need prior confrontation even though believed limit applied phrase evidence supplied naturally read previously confronted evidence supplied crawford reaffirmed understanding citing reynolds forfeiture exception confrontation right reynolds crawford described law became seeming holding davis finding absent witness unconfronted statements introduced trial testimonial observing one obtains absence witness wrongdoing forfeits constitutional right confrontation remanded instruction indiana courts may asked determine remand whether claim forfeiture properly raised whether meritorious id although case law sparse light decisions absence even single case declining admit unconfronted statements absent witness grounds defendant sought prevent witness testifying persuaded displace understanding prior cases wrongful procurement permits admission prior unconfronted testimony parsing cases aside obvious problem dissent theory forfeiture rule applied confronted testimony amounts true destroy case narrow forfeiture rule dissent case broader one well prior confronted statements witnesses unavailable admissible whether defendant responsible unavailability forfeiture doctrine admit unconfronted prior testimony common law conclusion must forfeiture doctrine requires specific intent order render unconfronted testimony available unconfronted testimony subject forfeiture doctrine destroyed case dissent issues thinly veiled invitation overrule crawford adopt approach much different regime ohio roberts create exceptions thinks consistent policies underlying confrontation guarantee regardless guarantee historically understood basic purposes objectives forfeiture doctrine says require defendant wrongfully caused absence witness deprived confrontation rights whether rule applicable common law post reason basic purposes objectives forfeiture doctrine sure come dissent favored result forfeiture rule aimed removing otherwise powerful incentive defendants intimidate bribe kill witnesses words grounded ability courts protect integrity proceedings davis boundaries doctrine seem us intelligently fixed avoid principle repugnant constitutional system trial jury murder defendants judge considers guilty less full trial mind course jury pronounced guilt deprived rights lest benefit since certainly norm trial rights forfeited basis prior judicial determination guilt dissent must go far afield argue even analogy forfeiture rule see post discussing doctrine prohibits murderer collecting insurance life victim inheritance victim estate post noting many criminal statutes punish defendant regardless purpose analogies support propositions doubt may allocate property rights see fit murderer punished without regard purpose fair trial legislature may punish defendant evil acts stripping right guilt criminal proceeding determined jury basis evidence constitution deems reliable admissible larger problem dissent argument however guarantee confrontation guarantee subject whatever exceptions courts time time consider fair role courts extrapolate words sixth amendment values behind enforce guarantees extent serve courts views underlying values sixth amendment seeks fairness indeed seeks specific means one confrontation trial rights englishmen suggest exceptions confrontation requirement developed courts crawford supra dissent closes pointing forfeiture rule ignores crawford particularly helpful women abusive relationships least particularly helpful punishing abusers helpful dissent suggests since testimonial statements excluded confrontation clause statements friends neighbors abuse intimidation statements physicians course receiving treatment excluded hearsay rules free adopt dissent version forfeiture wrongdoing event puzzled dissent decision devote peroration domestic abuse cases suggestion one confrontation clause one framers adopted crawford described crimes special improvised confrontation clause crimes frequently directed women domestic violence intolerable offense legislatures may choose combat many means increasing criminal penalties adding resources investigation prosecution funding awareness prevention campaigns serious crime others abridging constitutional rights criminal defendants state arsenal context however relevant separate reason acts domestic violence often intended dissuade victim resorting outside help include conduct designed prevent testimony police officers cooperation criminal prosecutions abusive relationship culminates murder evidence may support finding crime expressed intent isolate victim stop reporting abuse authorities cooperating criminal prosecution rendering prior statements admissible forfeiture doctrine earlier abuse threats abuse intended dissuade victim resorting outside help highly relevant inquiry evidence ongoing criminal proceedings victim expected testify dissent charges post nothing intent emphasis deleted state courts case consider intent defendant found irrelevant application forfeiture doctrine view law error free consider evidence defendant intent remand decline approve exception confrontation clause unheard time founding years thereafter judgment california vacated case remanded proceedings inconsistent opinion ordered dwayne giles petitioner california writ certiorari california june justice thomas concurring write separately note adhere view statements like made victim case implicate confrontation clause contested evidence indistinguishable statements made police questioning response report domestic violence hammon indiana decided davis washington police questioning formalized dialogue sufficiently formal resemble marian examinations statements neither mirandized custodial accompanied similar indicia formality suggestion prosecution attempted offer avie hearsay evidence trial order evade confrontation see thomas concurring judgment part dissenting part nonetheless case respondent argue contested evidence nontestimonial ante noted dispute issue cal outside scope question presented brief petitioner opinion accurately reflects confrontation clause jurisprudence applicability clause issue join vacating decision dwayne giles petitioner california writ certiorari california june justice alito concurring join opinion write separately make clear like justice thomas convinced statement issue fell within confrontation clause first place dissent displeasure result case understandable suggest real problem concerns scope confrontation right confrontation clause apply statements unless said equivalent statements made trial witnesses amdt clear avie statement falls within category question whether avie statement falls within scope clause us assuming sake argument statement falls within clause agree analysis doctrine forfeiture wrongdoing dwayne giles petitioner california writ certiorari california june justice souter justice ginsburg joins concurring part convinced historical analysis sound join part opinion demonstrates confrontation right understood framing ratification sixth amendment subject exception equitable grounds absent witness prior relevant testimonial statement defendant brought absence intent prevent testimony reasonable place risk untruth unconfronted statement defendant meant preclude testing confrontation provides importance intent assessing fairness placing risk defendant obvious defendant prosecuted act causes witness absence homicide extreme example victim prior statement admissible solely defendant kept witness committing homicide admissibility victim statement prove guilt turn finding defendant guilty homicidal act causing absence evidence defendant killed come defendant probably killed thing saving admissibility liability determinations question begging jury case distinct functions judge jury judges find preponderance evidence defendant killed admit testimonial statement jury find proof beyond reasonable doubt equity demands something near circularity right confrontation forfeited supplied showing intent prevent witness testifying cf davis washington rationale limit forfeiture exception rather dispositive example historical record persuades conclusion right one case contrast justice breyer careful examinations historical record tells early cases exception calibrated finely enough answer narrow question historical record revealed exchange simply focus required forfeiture crime charged occurred abusive relationship culminating act today understanding domestic abuse apparent significance time framing early example forfeiture rule operating circumstance examining early cases commentary however reveals two things count favor understanding forfeiture evidence shows domestic abuse first substantial indication sixth amendment meant require degree intent thwart judicial process thinking reasonable hold confrontation right forfeited otherwise right practical terms boil measure reliable hearsay view rejected crawford washington second absence early material reason doubt element intention normally satisfied intent inferred part domestic abuser classic abusive relationship meant isolate victim outside help including aid law enforcement judicial process evidence admissibility shows continuing relationship sort make sense suggest oppressing defendant miraculously abandoned dynamics abuse instant killed victim say fit anger conclusion part thus fits rationale equity requires historical record supports dwayne giles petitioner california writ certiorari california june justice breyer justice stevens justice kennedy join dissenting crawford washington held sixth amendment confrontation clause bars admission criminal defendant testimonial statement unavailable witness previously made simultaneously recognized exception defendant wrongdoing forfeit essentially equitable grounds confrontation clause right davis washington recognized exception stating one obtains absence witness wrongdoing forfeits constitutional right confrontation case involves witness crying spoke told police officer former boyfriend defendant choked opened folding knife threatened kill ante opinion three weeks later defendant kill murder trial defendant testified acted support assertion described victim jealous vindictive aggressive violent rebut defendant claim impeach testimony state introduced evidence witness earlier statements state hearsay law permits help rebut defendant claim important underscore case premised assumption challenged witness statements testimonial purposes confrontation clause understanding ask whether defendant wrongdoing forfeited confrontation clause right concludes may forfeited right view however like majority believe important recognize relevant history start majority starts lord morley case tr case judges house lords wrote coroner examinations witnesses might read witnesses dead unable travel additionally agreed examination might read witness examined coroner absent detained means procurement prisoner emphasis added later cases repeated rule followed admitting depositions ha evidence given ill practice take witness way harrison case tr prisoner ha fraudulent indirect means procured person hath given information proper magistrate withdraw lord fenwick case tr prisoner resorted contrivance keep witness way queen scaife ad eng forth american case law subject said approximately thing see reynolds example south carolina case held witness prior formal examination admitted witness kept away contrivance opposite party drayton wells georgia case relying lord morley case held similar examination read witness detained means procurement prisoner williams state held witness absent defendant wrongful procurement complain admission witness prior testimonial statement reynolds supra reynolds stated defendant voluntarily keeps witnesses away insist privilege confronted witnesses part lord morley case part rule forfeiture foundation maxim one shall permitted take advantage wrong maxim based principles common honesty sources make clear forfeiture wrongdoing satisfies crawford requirement confrontation clause read reference right confrontation common law exception must established time founding remaining question concerns precise metes bounds forfeiture wrongdoing exception ask apply exception present case ii several strong reasons concluding forfeiture wrongdoing exception applies reasons rooted history established principles criminal law evidence need rule applied without creating great practical difficulties evidentiary anomalies first language courts used setting forth exception broad enough cover wrongdoing issue present case murder much else besides witness defendant murders kept testifying means prisoner defendant lord morley case supra murder indeed ill practice leads witness absence harrison case supra one fairly call murder contrivance keep witness way queen scaife supra eng murder fraudulent indirect means keeping witness testifying far worse direct one fenwick case supra witness absent due murder killer likely brought absence wrongful procurement reynolds supra relevant english american cases use approximately similar language see gilbert law evidence examinations read trial proved witness kept back appearing means procurement prisoner found case uses language bring murder subsequent trial murder within scope second examination forfeiture rule basic purposes objectives indicates rule applies time founding leading treatise writer described forfeiture rule designed assure prisoner shall never admitted shelter evil practices witness give advantage wrong leading case explained exception finding foundation maxim one shall permitted take advantage wrong reynolds supra evil practice greater wrong murder witness greater evidentiary advantage one derive wrong thereby prevent witness testifying preventing witness describing history physical abuse consistent defendant claim killed third related areas law motivated similar equitable principles treat forfeiture equivalent similarly common law example prohibits life insurance beneficiary murders insured recovering policy see new york mut life ins armstrong reproach jurisprudence country one recover insurance money payable death party whose life feloniously taken forbids recovery beneficiary feloniously kills insured irrespective purpose national life ins hood app emphasis added difference opinion among courts matter similarly beneficiary murders testator inherit see page wills pp whether crime committed purpose felonious design van alstyne tuffy misc see also page supra common law doctrine applies alike whether devisee guilty murder manslaughter omitted see generally hart sacks legal process basic problems making application law eskridge frickey eds discussing slayer rules wade acquisition property willfully killing another statutory solution harv rev must recognized adoption means prevent slayer acquiring property result death man killed desirable fourth circumstances presented case difficulty demonstrating defendant intent defendant knew murdering keep testifying knowledge sufficient show intent law ordinarily demands put matter century ago performs act known produce particular result common experience presumed anticipated result intended allen see aguilar scalia dissenting jury entitled presume person intends natural probable consequences acts see also williams criminal law ed one situation consequence deemed intended though desired foreseen substantially certain ali model penal code ii person acts knowingly element involves result conduct aware practically certain conduct cause result restatement second torts word used throughout denote actor desires cause consequences act believes consequences substantially certain result criminal law exceptions relevant law holds individual responsible consequences known likely follow individual intended achieve defendant criminal civil case example escape criminal civil liability murdering airline passenger claiming purpose blowing airplane kill single passenger life insurance others flight see lafave substantive criminal law principle applies suppose husband knows assaulted wife gave statements police based fact gave statements police also knows possible tried assault kills avoid responsibility intentionally preventing testifying even says killed angry keep away assault trial course trial assault murder think fact nature crime count stronger weaker reason applying forfeiture rule matter time murder may believed assault trial likely take place murder trial unavailability testify future trial certain consequence murder reasonable person known cf falstaff brewing marshall concurring result erhaps oldest rule evidence man presumed intend natural probable consequences acts based common law preference objectively measurable data subjective statements opinion intent majority tries overcome elementary legal logic claiming forfeiture rule applies defendant intends prevent witness testifying defendant purpose rule applies defendant acts particular motive desire keep witness trial see ante asserting terms used describe scope forfeiture rule suggest exception applied defendant engaged conduct designed prevent witness testifying definition governed law often turn matters responsibility upon motive rather intent see supra reason believe application rule forfeiture constitutes exception general legal principle indeed turn application forfeiture rule upon proof defendant purpose rather intent majority creates serious practical evidentiary problems consider assaults knows complained police murders knows unable testify future trial knows whether knowledge played major role middling role minor role role decision kill knows precisely passed mind critical moment see state romero finding doubtful evidence associated murder support finding purpose murder keep victim earlier statements police jury moreover majority insistence upon showing purpose motive squared exception basically ethical objective killing able keep testimony successfully take advantage wrong reynolds whether killed purpose keeping testifying certain knowledge able testify belief rises reasonable level probability inequity consists able use killing keep statements inequity exists whether defendant state mind purposeful intentional knowledge simply probabilistic fifth majority approach creates evidentiary anomalies aggravates existing evidentiary incongruities contrast defendant assaults wife subsequently threatens harm testifies defendant assaults wife subsequently murders fit rage majority interpretation former whose threats make clear purpose prevent wife testifying benefit wrong latter committed undoubtedly greater wrong anomalous particularly context equitable rule applies consider trial murder claims facts case demonstrate may allowed testify length damning detail behavior said well crime see tr apr may able introduce statements remembers hearsay exceptions excited utterances present sense impressions show mind victim statements admitted petitioner testimony show state mind dead reply incongruity arises part nature hearsay application ordinary hearsay rules majority aggravate incongruity prohibiting admission statements police contradict account even fall within hearsay exception simply evidence focused future trial killed reason consider also california hearsay rules authorize admission statement unavailable declarant statement describes explains infliction threat physical injury upon declarant statement made near time infliction threat physical injury cal evid code ann supp victim statement testimonial perhaps made nurse statement come evidence rule statement made formally police officer majority rule keep incongruity arises part rules see davis ormality indeed essential testimonial utterance majority aggravate incongruity prohibiting admission statements police simply evidence focused future trial killed reason sixth deny majority interpretation deny defendants evidentiary safeguards course particular area deny defendants right always hearsay rule always contained exceptions permit admission evidence need significant alternative safeguards reliability exist exceptions evolved time see brown mccormick evidence discussion development modern hearsay rule fed rule evid hese rules shall construed secure promotion growth development law evidence often direction permits admission hearsay adequate alternative assurance reliability exists see rule residual exception example presence witness took declarant statement permits witness declarant said surrounding circumstances circumstances provide sufficient guarantees accuracy warrant admission state hearsay exception see cal evid code ann importantly apply forfeiture exception simply lowers constitutional barrier admission earlier testimonial statements require admission state hearsay rules remain place rules determine whether evidence kind issue come evidence state example may enact forfeiture rule one hearsay exceptions simultaneously reading rule requirements limiting application see ante lower constitutional barrier admission allow apply evidentiary rules flexibility revise rules experience suggests advisable majority rule requires exclusion deprive freedom flexibility iii majority tries find support view law evidence review cases set forth part supra makes clear case limits forfeiture instances defendant purpose motivation keep witness away see supra contrary stated reynolds constitution guarantee accused person legitimate consequences wrongful acts emphasis added words legitimate consequences mean desired consequences refer purpose motive fact words legitimate consequences encompass imputed consequences well intended consequences statement reynolds rule foundation maxim one shall permitted take advantage wrong suggests forfeiture applies defendant benefits witness absence regardless defendant specific purpose rather limit forfeiture instances defendant act absence witness purpose relevant cases suggest forfeiture rule apply witness absence known consequence defendant intentional wrongful act lord morley case numerous others upon forfeiture rule based say marian deposition deposition taken coroner magistrate pursuant marian bail commitment statutes may read jury witness absent detained means procurement prisoner lord morley case st phrase means focuses defendant motive purpose diaz followed reynolds used word witness absent wrongful act accused word suggests causation motive purpose see eureka lake yuba canal superior yuba motes spoke absence assent defendant phrase perfectly consistent absence consequence purpose assenting defendant hoped accomplish petitioner argument word procurement implies purpose motive unpersuasive see brief petitioner although person may procure result purposefully person may also procure result causing word procure common law mean cause bring effect words say nothing motive purpose webster american dictionary english language see also richardson new dictionary english language defining procure mean take care take care heed thing done urge endeavor manage contrive done acquire obtain majority similar argument word contrivance fares better see ante citing chitty practical treatise criminal law hereinafter chitty kept away means contrivance prisoner even defendant contrived devised planned murder victim thereby keeping away mean purpose keeping away mind regardless relevant phrase lord morley case means procurement defendant st emphasis added explained absence means defendant actions may may refer absence defendant desired compared absence defendant caused sole authority expressly supports majority interpretation treatise stating depositions admissible witness kept way prisoner one prisoner behalf order prevent giving evidence powell practice law evidence treatise written nearly years founding explain basis conclusion concerns complete exception hearsay rule limitation murder victim hearsay statements simply victim testimonial statements introduced evidence deal constitutional bar admission testimonial statements exception general constitutional bar automatically admit evidence rather leaves state free decide via hearsay rules hearsay exceptions statements sufficiently reliable admit given absence evidence squarely requiring purpose rather intent majority say majority first tries draw support absence murder case victim marian statement read jury ground defendant killed victim see ante know instance drawn conclusion meaning rule solely absence cases showing contrary least plausible explanations absence explanations obvious reason majority find instance applied rule forfeiture murder trial many perhaps courts thought rule forfeiture irrelevant cases murder case relevant witness murder victim dead historical legal authorities tell us witness dead common law admitted marian statement see lord morley case supra marian depositions might read witness dead unable travel king woodcock leach eng deponent die time examination trial prisoner marian deposition may substituted room viva voce testimony deponent living alone given admitted necessity evidence fact archbold summary law relative pleading evidence criminal cases witness dead unable travel kept away means procurement prisoner marian depositions may given evidence prisoner marian statements deceased witness admissible simply virtue witness death need argue admission pursuant forfeiture rule historical authorities also tell us marian statement admitted unless proper marian deposition meaning statement given presence defendant thereby providing opportunity witness case whether witness unavailability due death means procurement defendant see ibid witness dead unable travel kept away means procurement prisoner depositions read must taken presence prisoner might opportunity cross examining witness emphasis added hawkins pleas crown ed hereinafter hawkins chitty bishop new criminal procedure pp ed hereinafter bishop lord fenwick case thus murder trial witness dead either marian statement proper came evidence without forfeiture exception improper forfeiture exception helped come cf king dingler leach eng top barrister day argued successfully utterly impossible unless prisoner present marian deposition depositions thus taken read wonder majority find murder case refers directly forfeiture exception courts likely thought forfeiture exception irrelevant case majority highlights two murder cases demonstrate point king woodcock king dingler see ante majority explains two cases defendant stood accused killing wife case victim given account crime prior death case refused admit statements statements might admitted simply virtue fact witness died ground properly taken marian statements made presence defendant admission pursuant forfeiture rule also required statements properly taken reason argue admission basis instead case prosecution argued statement admitted dying declaration woodcock depending account either instructed jury consider whether statements made apprehension death determined admitted evidence leach eng see east pleas crown reprinted dingler crown admitted statements made apprehension immediate death statements excluded leach eng forfeiture rule thus place woodcock dingler state mind defendant committed crime victim testimony properly taken marian statement american murder cases majority refers provide support see ante citing woods cas cc dc lewis state miss montgomery state ohio nelson state smith state like woodcock dingler dying declaration cases true none refers forfeiture exception also true none cases involved previously given proper marian deposition equivalent explanations well absence authority majority points defendant state mind arises issue forfeiture cases witness made prior statements defendant possible motive killing prevent witness testifying motive certain example defendant knows witness previously testified prior statements admitted majority purpose rule question intent come see modern cases occurs almost exclusively domestic violence context victim violence makes statements police certain whether defendant subsequently killed prevent testifying retaliate making statements course another abusive incident years ago might seen futile women hale abusers marian magistrate make statement see state rhodes per curiam inflict upon society greater evil raising curtain upon domestic privacy punish lesser evil trifling violence also recognize possibility old records available us draw firm conclusions indeed continuing confusion nature law evidence end eighteenth century underscores primitive undertheorized subject see langbein origins adversary criminal trial regardless first explanation forfeiture doctrine helped admit improperly taken marian deposition provides sufficient ground conclude majority found nothing murder cases domestic foreign contradicts traditional legal principles supporting application rule forfeiture see williams criminal law relying sources common law proposition accused necessarily intends must consequence act internal quotation marks omitted lafave substantive criminal law traditional view person acts intends result act knows result practically certain follow conduct whatever desire may result majority next points second line cases cases admitted murdered witness dying declaration cases support majority conclusion dying declaration come evidence made extremity sense impending death every hope world gone every motive falsehood silenced mind induced powerful considerations speak truth woodcock supra eng see king drummond leach eng mind impressed awful idea approaching dissolution acts sanction equally powerful presumed feel solemn appeal god upon oath see also hawkins mattox majority notes prosecutors attempt obtain admission dying declarations forfeiture grounds trying meet strict dying declaratio requirements see ante failure believes supports conclusion admission pursuant forfeiture exception required showing defendant killed witness purpose securing absence witness trial simpler explanation however fact parties argue forfeiture dying declaration cases explanation already mentioned forfeiture exception permitted admission properly taken marian deposition death issue forfeiture exception irrelevant words marian deposition proper rule forfeiture unnecessary deposition improper rule forfeiture powerless help find lawyers dying declaration cases arguing dying declaration either proper marian deposition case admitted dying declaration case admitted see dingler supra eng discussing admission statements either deposition taken pursuant marian statutes alternative dying declaration party conscious approaching dissolution king radbourne leach eng people restell hill see also chitty circumstances little reason add word forfeiture reason find dying declarations admitted murder cases proper marian deposition existed see king woodcock leach eng east pleas crown cases involving say wills paternity disputes marian statements issue see wigmore evidence chadbourn rev citing cases centuries cf langbein supra nn common law existed rationales hearsay rule latter becoming dominant around turn century citing gallanis rise modern evidence law iowa rev upshot majority fails achieve basic objective show common law insisted upon showing defendant purpose motive killing victim prevent victim testifying least authority consistent view prosecution case need show intent based knowledge majority might show common law clear point iv majority makes three arguments response first says wrong unconfronted statements common law according majority courts found wrongful procurement admitted defendant statements without regard whether confronted see ante majority argument goes one must wonder one argued admissibility forfeiture rule say woodcock dingler see ante reason majority concludes forfeiture rule helped secure admission unconfronted prior statements cases forfeiture rule applied defendant purposely got rid witness see ante majority house cards foundation built silence subject cases cites tell us next nothing admission unconfronted statements fenwick case see ante example parliamentary attainder proceeding parliament voted admit unconfronted statements clear arguments admission parliament relied upon see generally tr hence clear parliament admitted unconfronted statements pursuant forfeiture theory fact forfeiture rule felony case described fenwick case applying witness hath given information defendant proper magistrate remarks lovel magistrate normally defendant well harrison case see ante admit unconfronted statement statement made coroner see st coroner statements seem special status may sometimes permitted admission prior unconfronted testimonial statements despite lack special status failed survive atlantic voyage see crawford early american authorities flatly rejected special status coroner statements american case upon majority primarily relies rex barber root super see ante consists three sentences refer ne white testified justice barber root white sent away barber instigation admitted witnesses relate white testified ibid tell case whether white statement made grand jury taken justice possible least commentators seem think latter see best principles law evidence american ed listing barber case preliminary investigation magistrate evidence ha admitted right bishop explaining witness kept way defendant prior testimony admissible defendant opportunity witness otherwise giving amiliar illustration principle cases committing magistrate including barber stephen digest law evidence american note general citing barber proposition evidence preliminary hearing admissible party offered present majority final authority williams state see ante involved admission examination taken committing magistrate examinations ordinarily given presence defendant see greene lumpkin georgia justice describing procedures relevant magistrate examination witness georgia see also american magistrate civil officer testimony accuser witnesses taken magistrate must done presence party accused order may advantage witnesses time every case apply forfeiture rule done context previously confronted testimony see reynolds admitting previously confronted statements pursuant forfeiture rule diaz mattox motes course modern courts changed ancient forfeiture rule view better admit unconfronted prior testimonial statements pursuant rule see carlson earliest case mastrangelo rouco see also davis dates cases indicate admission unconfronted statements forfeiture exception fairly recent evidentiary development majority evidently finds elephant change acceptable without meaningful forfeiture exception majority strain hard comparatively speaking gnat nonexistent gnat sum tried show weakness foundation upon majority erects claim common law applied forfeiture rule defendant purpose motive intent based knowledge keep witness away majority says natural reading language used common law supports view ante shown see supra majority next points absence cases admitting prior statements forfeiture theory defendant prevented purposely prevent witness testifying ante pointed absence proves nothing relevant circumstances prior testimonial statement witness unavailable due defendant actions defendant knows witness testify purpose likely arise almost exclusively defendant murders witness forfeiture theory ordinarily redundant useless cases see supra majority describing next argument conclusive points innumerable cases courts admit unconfronted inculpatory testimony murder victims defendant ante majority referring dying declaration cases unconfronted statements admitted witness sufficiently aware impending death made see ante explained forfeiture rule unhelpful circumstances see supra finally majority points subsequent history questions defendant state mind begin arise ante explained history support view see supra begun swallow elephant late early makes sense courts previously considered gnat set forth believe better reading cases recognize different modern judges might read handful cases differently reason reach firm conclusions precise metes bounds contemporary forfeiture exception trying guess state mind century lawyers decided make particular argument forfeiture reported case part ii supra set forth conclusive reasons support way read exception second majority objects aspect forfeiture rule requires judge make preliminary assessment defendant wrongful act order determine whether relevant statements admitted see ante forfeiture rule requires judge determine preliminary matter defendant wrongdoing caused witness absent regardless preliminary judicial determinations majority puts akin jury trial ante quoting crawford previously said courts may make preliminary findings kind example defendant charged conspiracy judge permitted make initial finding conspiracy existed determine whether statement admitted exception hearsay rule see bourjaily inquiry made concerned matters whether proponent evidence wins loses case merits whether evidentiary rules satisfied even plurality forced admit sometimes necessary judge inquire guilt charged offense order make preliminary evidentiary ruling ante third plurality seems believe ordinary intent requirement rather purpose motive requirement let much testimonial evidence see ante ordinarily murderer know victim able testify murder trial hence victim prior testimonial statements come trial use defendant insist upon showing purpose rather plain intent limit amount unconfronted evidence jury might hear argument fails account fact overcoming constitutional objection guarantee admissibility testimonial evidence issue still control admissibility hearsay rules exceptions important constitutional interest served say prior testimonial statement victim abuse issue constitutional rule lets evidence defendant killed victim purposely stop testifying keeps defendant killed knowing longer testify acting anger revenge even majority appears recognize problem purpose requirement ends opinion creating kind presumption transform purpose intent least domestic violence issue area problem likely arise justice souter concurring part says requisite element intention normally satisfied intent inferred part domestic abuser classic abusive relationship meant isolate victim outside help including aid law enforcement judicial process evidence admissibility shows continuing relationship sort make sense suggest oppressing defendant miraculously abandoned dynamics abuse instant killed victim say fit anger ante seems say showing domestic abuse sufficient call play protection forfeiture rule trial murder domestic abuse victim fact abuser may matters mind apart preventing witness testifying effect insist upon showing purpose consequently agree formulation though apply simple intent requirement across board rule forfeiture implicated primarily domestic abuse issue case murder victim may previously given testimonial statement say police abuser attacks introduction statement may issue later trial abuser subsequent murder victim uncommon occurrence year domestic violence results deaths million injuries accounts substantial portion homicides typically involves history repeated violence difficult prove victim generally reluctant unable testify see bureau justice statistics homicide trends http visited june available clerk case file dept health human services centers disease control prevention national center injury prevention control costs intimate partner violence women websdale understanding domestic homicide lininger prosecuting batterers crawford rev regardless defendant purpose threats violence ultimately murder stop victims testifying see citing finding batterers threaten retaliatory violence many half cases percent batterers assault victims prosecution constitutional evidentiary requirement insists upon showing purpose rather simply intent probabilistic knowledge may permit domestic partner made threats caused violence even murdered victim avoid conviction earlier crimes taking advantage later ones davis recognized domestic violence cases notoriously susceptible intimidation coercion victim ensure testify trial noted concern hen occurs confrontation clause gives criminal windfall replied concern stating one obtains absence witness wrongdoing forfeits constitutional right confrontation ibid extent insists upon additional showing purpose breaks promise implicit words grants defendant fair treatment windfall find history underlying purpose administrative consideration constitutional principle requires result insofar justice souter rule effect presumes purpose based evidence history domestic violence agree respects however must respectfully dissent footnotes dissent asserts defendant contrived devised planned murder victim without purpose keeping victim away trial see post opinion breyer contriving keep witness away dissent suggests authorities irrelevant relevant phrase lord morley case means defendant means may may refer absence defendant desired compared absence defendant caused post emphasis added authorities cited resolve ambiguity favor purpose substituting means procurement lord morley case either contrivance means contrivance emphasis added single state evidentiary code appears contain forfeiture rule broader holding case crawford allow seven recognize wrongdoing grounds forfeiting objection statements duplicate language federal forfeiture provision requires purpose see del rule evid rule evid rule evid rule evid rule evid see also rule evid identical except excludes mention acquiescence rule evid substitutes engaged encouraged engaged acquiesced two others require purpose terms ohio rule evid cal evid code ann west supp two three remaining forfeiture provisions require defendant procured unavailability witness haw rule md cts jud proc code ann lexis discussed term traditionally used forfeiture context require intent maryland rule thus described requir ing judge must find wrongdoing misconduct undertaken intent making witness unavailable testify mclain maryland evidence state federal west supp rules cast little doubt dissent assertion historic forfeiture rule creates intolerable problems proof lone forfeiture exception whose text reaches broadly rule adopt oregon rule adopted see laws ch wrongful procurement also described grounds admitting unconfronted testimony fenwick case tr parliamentary attainder proceeding although many speakers argued admission unconfronted testimony simply parliament bound rules evidence felony cases see crawford washington also argued witness tampering basis admitting unconfronted statements even felony trials persons stand upon lives accused crimes appears prisoner hath fraudulent indirect means procured person hath given information proper magistrate withdraw give evidence regularly used case information hath read suppose humble submission case st remarks lovel dissent responds circumstances witness given information defendant proper magistrate testimony confronted post perhaps speaker arguing exception applied case fenwick case testimony unconfronted see st three commentators writing century barber decision said without explanation understood case admitted confronted testimony preliminary examination best principles law evidence american ed stephen digest law evidence bishop new criminal procedure ed know basis understanding report case limit admitted testimony statements confronted dissent attempts reconcile approach crawford saying cases used language broad enough reach every case defendant committed wrongful acts caused absence victim therefore established time founding post reaching misconduct exception dissent contends exception confrontation true end crawford inquiry dissent identifies one circumstance one may determine outcome case goes jury judge may determine existence conspiracy order make incriminating statements admissible defendant federal rule evidence bourjaily held admission evidence violate confrontation clause falls within firmly rooted hearsay exception test ohio roberts case crawford overruled fact violate confrontation clause quite different reason incriminating statement furtherance conspiracy probably never testimonial hearsay rule pertain constitutional right fact quite unusual say course judge never allowed inquire guilt charged offense order make preliminary evidentiary ruling must sometimes done forfeiture rule adopt example defendant trial murdering witness order prevent testimony exception ordinary practice support needed protect integrity proceedings based upon longstanding precedent much less expansive exception proposed dissent dissent also implies adhere crawford confrontation guarantee limits evidence state may introduce without limiting evidence defendant may introduce see post true true state decline provide testimony harmful case complain lack speedy trial asymmetrical nature constitution guarantees anomaly intentional conferring privileges designed prevent criminal conviction innocent state risk