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California Court of Appeal· 5/27/2004

People v. Sisavath

Citations

  • 13 Cal. Rptr. 3d 753
  • 118 Cal. App. 4th 1396
  • 2004 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4650
  • 2004 Daily Journal DAR 6379
  • 2004 Cal. App. LEXIS 820

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  • concluding that videotaped testimony of four-year-old victim, taken by forensic interview specialist in presence of government prosecuting and investigating officials after initiation of criminal proceedings, was inadmissible
  • holding that statements by child victim to responding officer and to trained forensic interviewer at special center for suspected child abuse victims were testimonial in nature
  • holding as testimonial under Crawford, interview of child victim of sexual abuse taken and videotaped at county facility designed and staffed for interviewing children suspected of being victims of sexual abuse
  • holding as testimonial under Crawford interview of child victim of sexual abuse taken and videotaped at county facility designed and staffed for interviewing children suspected of being victims of sexual abuse
  • child's videotaped statements about sexual abuse to forensic interviewer at Multidisciplinary Interview Center that was attended by representatives of prosecutor's office were testimonial
  • statements of child victim to investigating officer and to an interviewer at a facility specially designed to interview children who are suspected victims of child abuse were testimonial

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Judges: Wiseman

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