Commonwealth v. Belknap

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• stating that “[t]he following two requirements must be satisfied in order for a statement to qualify as a medical treatment exception: (1) the statement must be made for the purpose of receiving medical treatment; and (2) the statement must be necessary and proper for diagnosis and treatment.”
• applying the exception to allow a police officer to testify as to hearsay statements that were made by friends of an unconscious drug overdose victim to the officer while he was attempting to resuscitate the victim
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