Bruton violation
Defined in 1 dictionary — Case Law
Definitions from Case Law
From 402 U.S. 622 - Nelson v. O'NEIL · 1971Most cited · 957 citing opinions
The Constitution as construed in Bruton is violated only where the out-of-court hearsay statement is that of a declarant who is unavailable at the trial for 'full and effective' cross-examination.