Confrontation of Witnesses — related Supreme Court cases
This page groups Supreme Court cases that involve the constitutional concept “Confrontation of Witnesses”. Use it to explore related decisions and see how the same idea shows up across different cases.
“Confrontation of Witnesses” is:
Right to confront and cross-examine witnesses in criminal prosecutions.
Source: Sixth Amendment Where this concept definition/label comes from (for example, a constitutional provision or a reference framework).
Cases
These are cases where this concept was identified as relevant. Click a case to view its summary, holding, and supporting syllabus excerpts.
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Pitts v. Mississippi
24th November 2025
The case revolves around the Sixth Amendment's Confrontation Clause and the requirement for a case-specific finding of necessity before denying face-to-face confrontation.
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Smith v. Arizona
21st June 2024
The case centers on whether the use of a substitute expert to convey the substance of another analyst's work violates the defendant's Confrontation Clause rights.
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Samia v. United States
23rd June 2023
The case primarily deals with the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment, determining whether the admission of a nontestifying codefendant's confession violated the defendant's confrontation rights.
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Hemphill v. New York
20th January 2022
The case centers on the violation of Hemphill's Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses against him.
