title: Samia v. United States: The ghost of Sir Walter Raleigh haunts again
abstract: In Samia v. United States, the United States Supreme Court grappled with whether the admission of a nontestifying codefendant’s redacted confession that implicates a nonconfessing codefendant violates that nonconfessing defendant’s right to confront opposing witnesses. The Court’s majority framed this issue as a conflict between defendants’ rights and judicial economy and then declared judicial economy the winner. This resolution threatens to elevate governmental interests over defendants’ right
journal: Digital Commons - DU (University of Denver)