· 4/24/2012
McNaughton v. State
Citations
- 725 S.E.2d 590
- 290 Ga. 894
How courts have described this case
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- upholding admissibility of mother’s uncontradicted statements to daughters because evidence showed the victim had a close family relationship with the witnesses and regularly confided in them
- trial court did not abuse its discretion by finding guarantees of trustworthiness where the murder victim made statements about her husband's hostility toward her to a close family member, placed confidence in the witness, and turned to the witness for help with personal problems
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Judges: Divisions, Hunstein, Thompson
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