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· 12/8/1924

McNamara v. Cerf

Citations

  • 4 F.2d 997
  • 1924 U.S. App. LEXIS 2371

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that Wright “does not forbid recourse to other evidence that confirms the presumptive unreliability of the hearsay”
  • holding that Wright “does not forbid recourse to other evidence that confirms the presumptive unreliability of the hearsay”
  • for almost a month preceding the interview, the child declarant had been interviewed repeatedly concerning the alleged sexual abuse
  • Supreme Court's analysis of guarantees of trustworthiness prong in Wright applied existing precedents rather than create a new rule
  • for almost a month preceding the interview, the child declarant had been interviewed repeatedly concerning the alleged sexual abuse
  • a precise statement to a stranger \invites reflection on what had prepared [the child] to be so candid\

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Judges: Hand, Hough, Learned, Manton

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