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· 8/25/2023

Sostenes Rivas, Jr. v. the State of Texas

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  • holding that the Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause is made applicable to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment
  • holding that \the Sixth Amendment's right of an accused to confront the witnesses against him is likewise a fundamental right and is made obligatory on the States by the Fourteenth Amendment\
  • holding that \the Sixth Amendment's right of an accused to confront the witnesses against him is likewise a fundamental right and is made obligatory on the States by the Fourteenth Amendment.\
  • holding that the confrontation clause is applicable to the states through the fourteenth amendment
  • concluding that the Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses against the accused is a fundamental right
  • holding that the right of an accused to confront witnesses against him is a fundamental right

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