Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 12/10/2007

Commonwealth v. Lao

Citations

450 Mass. 215
877 N.E.2d 557
2007 Mass. LEXIS 802

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wife's statements to police about defendant's actions testimonial under Crawford but her statements to third party not testimonial
wife’s statements to police about defendant’s actions testimonial under Crawford but her statements to third party not testimonial
no ongoing emergency where defendant, after trying to run victim over with vehicle, left scene of accident
911 call was testimonial where made only after declarant spoke to defendant and two other people about incident
no ongoing emergency present when caller left scene of attack, arrived home, and engaged in several other telephone conversations before making 911 telephone call reporting husband's attempt to hit her with motor vehicle
no ongoing emergency present when caller left scene of attack, arrived home, and engaged in several other telephone conversations before making 911 telephone call reporting husband’s attempt to hit her with motor vehicle

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