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The case of Ricky Lee Allshouse v. Pennsylvania<\/u> is on petition for certiorari<\/a> before the United States Supreme Court raising the issue of whether the defendant was denied his right of confrontation under the Sixth Amendment by the admission into evidence at trial of his statements to a child protection worker. <\/p>\n

Allshouse involves a case of child abuse on an infant where the infant’s brother told a child protection case worker about the abuse committed by the infant’s father. At trial, the State of Pennsylvania admitted the statements pursuant to a Pennslyvania statute authorizing the admission of the testimony as long as the judge finds it reliable. <\/p>\n

The criminal defense lawyer objected arguing that the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution precludes the admission of these statements. The Pennsylvania Court affirmed holding that the purpose of the child protection worker was investigatory. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the statements were nontestimonial because in response to an ongoing emergency. <\/p>\n

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