Ohio v. Roberts
| Ohio v. Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Argued November 26, 1979 Decided June 25, 1980 | |
| Full case name | Ohio v. Hershel Roberts |
| Citations | 448 U.S. 56 (more) 100 S. Ct. 2531; 65 L. Ed. 2d 597; 1980 U.S. LEXIS 140 |
| Holding | |
| Under the confrontation clause, statements of a witness unavailable at trial may be admitted only if the hearsay bears adequate indicia of reliability. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Blackmun, joined by Burger, Stewart, White, Powell, Rehnquist |
| Dissent | Brennan, joined by Marshall, Stevens |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amends. VI, XIV | |
Overruled by | |
| Crawford v. Washington (2004) | |
Ohio v. Roberts, 448 U.S. 56 (1980), is a United States Supreme Court decision dealing with the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution.