Title and Citation: Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123 (1968)
Type of Action: This is a criminal case, admission in the joint trial violated petitioner's right of cross-examination secured by the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment
Facts of Case: The defendant and his codefendant in a joint trial was convicted by a jury for armed robbery. Evans confessed that he and the defendant committed the robbery while he was in custody. The court of appeals put aside Evans conviction, because his oral admission should be used as evidence against him, nonetheless sustained the defendant ‘s conviction after the judge specifically told the jury that while Evans' admission was skillful proof against Evans, it was forbidden noise against respondent
Type of Action: This is a criminal case, admission in the joint trial violated petitioner's right of cross-examination secured by the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment
Facts of Case: The defendant and his codefendant in a joint trial was convicted by a jury for armed robbery. Evans confessed that he and the defendant committed the robbery while he was in custody. The court of appeals put aside Evans conviction, because his oral admission should be used as evidence against him, nonetheless sustained the defendant ‘s conviction after the judge specifically told the jury that while Evans' admission was skillful proof against Evans, it was forbidden noise against respondent