Com. v. Williams, D. Jr.

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• concluding that statements to 911 operator were not testimonial because the declarant’s “demeanor, her repeated pleas for immediate help, and her severe injuries” showed the existence of an ongoing emergency
• holding statements of victim during 911 call outside of the presence of the defendant, advising the authorities of the defendant’s infliction of her injuries and his starting a fire before fleeing the house, to be non-testimonial
• holding as non-testimonial statements of the victim of domestic abuse to 911 operator (and later, a paramedic), describing the defendant’s (1) sexual assault of the victim; (2) igniting a fire in the victim’s residence, and on her person, before fleeing; and (3
• nontestimonial statements are not barred by defendant’s right to confront the witness against him

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).