{"id":247,"date":"2013-11-06T05:05:05","date_gmt":"2013-11-06T05:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/2013\/11\/sixth-amendment.html"},"modified":"2013-11-06T05:05:05","modified_gmt":"2013-11-06T05:05:05","slug":"sixth-amendment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/sixth-amendment\/","title":{"rendered":"Prior Opportunity for Cross Examination under the Sixth Amendment addressed in the case of Berkman v. Indiana"},"content":{"rendered":"

The case of Berkman v. Indiana raised an interesting issue under the Sixth Amendment regarding the meaning of a prior opportunity for cross examination. As a Massachusetts OUI Lawyer<\/a>, Sixth Amendment case law will continue to shape how drunk driving and other criminal charges are defended in Massachusetts. <\/p>\n

The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that a defendant’s Sixth Amendment right was not violated when a trial judge allowed transcripts of witness testimony into evidence without the presence of the witnesses in court. The Confrontation Clause<\/a> of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees a defendant the right to face his accusers. In the matter of Berkman v. Indiana [976 N.E. 2d 68 (Ind. App. 2012)<\/a>, the appellate court affirmed the trial judge’s decision to allow the transcripts in lieu of the witnesses’ live testimony, holding that the defendant had an opportunity to question the witnesses during earlier proceedings. <\/p>\n

Berkman was accused of murdering a drug dealer during a scheduled drug exchange in a supermarket parking lot. After the murder, Berkman allegedly brought the victim’s body in the victim’s car to a girlfriend, who later watched Berkman ignite the victim’s car on fire. Berkman was charged with murder and felony murder. The jury acquitted Mr. Berkman as to the murder charge, but was unable to reach a verdict on the felony murder charge.<\/p>\n

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The case of Berkman v. Indiana raised an interesting issue under the Sixth Amendment regarding the meaning of a prior opportunity for cross examination. As a Massachusetts OUI Lawyer, Sixth Amendment case law will continue to shape how drunk driving and other criminal charges are defended in Massachusetts. The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dui-laws-and-court-cases"],"yoast_head":"\nPrior Opportunity for Cross Examination under the Sixth Amendment addressed in the case of Berkman v. Indiana — Massachusetts Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog — November 6, 2013<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The case of Berkman v. 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