State v. Darden

Supreme Court of Washington · Decided 2002-03-07

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Sanders, J. The question is whether a criminal defendant’s right to cross-examine adverse witnesses is trumped by the State’s interest to avoid disclosure of a secret law enforcement surveillance location. The facts arise out of a trial for possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver, during which the trial court prohibited the defendant from cross-examining a surveillance officer on the sp…

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