Nevada Supreme Court· 3/18/1993

Felix v. State

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849 P.2d 220
109 Nev. 151
1993 Nev. LEXIS 27

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indicating that district court erred by placing burden of challenging reliability of victim's statement under NRS 51.385 on defense
noting that testimony introduced pursuant to NRS 51.385 is not impermissibly cumulative when it includes details as to the time and place of abuse which were not provided by other witnesses
assessing the reliability of a child witness’s hearsay statements and requiring the court to determine reliability
providing an \example of how the repetition of multiple hearsay statements may unfairly magnify the testimony of a victim and call into question the fundamental fairness of the trial\
\[T]he unlimited admission of repetitive hearsay testimony can jeopardize the fundamental fairness of the entire trial proceeding.\
Confrontation Clause and Nevada statute require unavailability

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Judges: Rose, Steffen, Young, Springer, Zenoff

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