Bruton Error
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Bruton error, is the violation of a criminal defendant's constitutional right of confrontation by admitting into evidence a non-testifying codefendant's confession that implicates a defendant who claims innocence, Bruton v. United States, 391 US 123: 88 SCT 1620.
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