State v. Cazares-Mendez/Reyes-Sanchez

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• explaining that the declarant “confess[ing] on four sepa- rate occasions to four different witnesses” is a corroborating circumstance
• explaining that the declarant’s state- ments were more reliable because they “included additional, corroborating details about the crime”
• explaining that the corroboration require- ment serves primarily to determine whether the statements are “trustworthy” enough to be considered by the jury; the jury ultimately decides the credibility of the witness and whether to believe the statements
• considering the context of the statements, including their spontaneity, repetition, addi- tional corroborating details, the time the statements were made, and whether the declarant had a motive to fabricate

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