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Pointer v. Texas

Further Readings



  • Cortner, Richard C. The Supreme Court and the Second Bill of Rights: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Nationalization of Civil Liberties. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1981.
  • Garcia, Alfredo. The Sixth Amendment in Modern American Jurisprudence: A Critical Perspective. New York, NY: Greenwood Press, 1992.
  • Mykkeltvedt, Roald Y. The Nationalization of the Bill of Rights: Fourteenth Amendment Due Process and the Procedural Rights. Port Washington, NY: Associated Faculty Press, 1983.

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Law Library - American Law and Legal InformationNotable Trials and Court Cases - 1963 to 1972Pointer v. Texas - Significance, Supreme Court Holds That States Must Allow Criminal Defendants To Confront And Cross-examine Witnesses Against Them