The Supreme Court made "the confrontation clause" important that is a primary interest secured that a defendant can cross-examine and individual testifying against them.
As a Bucks County juvenile crimes lawyer, it is important to know that the same policy applies to a juvenile offender in Bucks County. The Supreme Court followed up in Davis. v. Alaska with respect to a juvenile,
Thus, a juvenile still maintains every right to confront their witnesses.Petitioner's right of confrontation is paramount to the State's policy of protecting juvenile offenders, and any temporary embarrassment to Green by disclosure of his juvenile court record and probation status is outweighed by petitioner's right effectively to cross-examine a witness.