Washington v. Texas
United States Supreme Court
388 U.S. 14 (1967)
Relevant factsFree
Washington (defendant) was convicted of murder after Texas law barred him from calling his already-convicted co-participant to testify that the co-participant alone committed the killing and that Washington had tried to stop him; state courts upheld the conviction, and Washington sought Supreme Court review.
IssueFree
Whether a state law barring persons charged or convicted as co-participants in a crime from testifying on one another's behalf violates the Sixth Amendment right to compulsory process.