What is the current state of the law with respect to confrontation rights?

Turning to the confrontation issue raised on appeal, in Crawford v. Washington (2004) 541 U.S. 36, 124 S.Ct. 1354, 158 L.Ed.2d 177, the United States Supreme Court held the admission of testimonial statements of a witness not appearing at trial violates a defendant's confrontation rights unless the witness is unavailable to testify and the defendant had a prior opportunity for cross-examination. (Id . at pp. 5354, 124 S.Ct. 1354.) However, the confrontation clause does not bar the use of testimonial statements for purposes other than establishing the truth of the matter asserted. (Id . at p. 59, fn. 9, 124 S.Ct. 1354.) Since Crawford, California courts

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