· 7/13/1978
Clemente v. Fahey
Citations
- 45 N.Y.2d 756
- 380 N.E.2d 332
- 408 N.Y.S.2d 506
- 1978 N.Y. LEXIS 2204
How courts have described this case
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- holding that statements made were nontestimonial because the primary motivation of the declarant was to call for assistance
- statements made to 911 operator held nontestimonial where declarant’s “primary motivation was to call for urgent assistance, and not to phone in an anonymous accusation”
- call featuring 911 operator requesting description properly admitted under the excited-utterance exception to hearsay due to distraught nature of caller
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