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Smith v. State

Citations

  • 880 So. 2d 730
  • 2004 WL 1175488

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  • stating that a witness's prior inconsistent statement to a police officer cannot be used as substantive evidence
  • holding audio-tape recordings were inadmissible as past recollection recorded where witnesses did not testify that the recordings accurately reflected their memories of events when made
  • holding audio-tape recordings were inadmissible as past recollection recorded where witnesses did not testify that the recordings accurately reflected their memories of events when made
  • stating that a witness’s prior inconsistent statement to a police officer cannot be used as substantive evidence
  • holding recorded statements of eyewitnesses to a shooting relaying the shooter’s alleged statements constituted hearsay within hearsay and were inadmissible absent predicate showing shooter’s and eyewitnesses’ statements independently satisfied a hearsay exception
  • holding recorded statements of 7 eyewitnesses to a shooting relaying the shooter’s alleged statements constituted hearsay within hearsay and were inadmissible absent predicate showing shooter’s and eyewitnesses’ statements independently satisfied a hearsay exception

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Judges: Wallace

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