Constitutional Admissibility of Hearsay under the Confrontation Clause: Reliability Requirement for Hearsay Admitted under a Non- Firmly Rooted Exception - Idaho v. Wright

Abstract

This note discusses the facts of Idaho v. Wright, examines the history of the admissibility of hearsay under the Confrontation Clause, and analyzes the Wright decision. This note concludes that by excluding the use of corroborative evidence in determining the trustworthiness of non-firmly rooted hearsay, the Court enhances Confrontation Clause protection for criminal defendants, but perhaps at the expense of some crime victims, such as sexually abused children