· 9/23/1891
Frederick v. Dickey
Citations
- 91 Cal. 358
- 27 P. 742
- 1891 Cal. LEXIS 1094
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- statements had sufficient guarantees of trustworthiness in part because “the state- ments were consistent with other evidence”
- victims’ statements to his mother after the incident were not testimonial in nature, and so the Confrontation Clause did not apply to bar their admission into evidence
- declaration to mother consistent with other evidence was admissible under Rule 807
- statements had sufficient guarantees of trustworthiness where witness and declarant “had a close relationship,” declarant had “no apparent reason to lie,” and the “statements were consistent with other evidence”
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Judges: McFarland
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