Pitts v. Mississippi · ¶21

Fourth, the court observed that in Coy the government and the defendant disputed who committed the alleged assault, while in this case the identity of the alleged perpetrator was not in question. 405 So. 3d, at 1250. But the Sixth Amendment right to confront one's accusers face to face does not only apply in cases where identity is at issue. See Craig, 497 U. S., at 840 (involving a known perpetrator). Nor does Craig's exception for child-abuse cases automatically apply just because identity happens to be uncontested. See id., at 855–856.

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