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Massachusetts Paves the Way: A Comparison Between the Confrontation Right Guaranteed by the United States and Massachusetts Constitutions in Light of Crawford v. Washington

On November 17, 1603, at the conclusion of Sir Walter Raleigh’s now famous trial, a jury found Raleigh guilty of treason.  Historical observers have recognized the unfairness of the entire proceeding, but it was the denial of Raleigh’s request to face his lone accuser...