Washington Supreme Court· 5/12/2005

State v. Davis

Citations

154 Wash. 2d 291
111 P.3d 844

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focusing on the declarant’s subjective intent and concluding that there was no evidence that the declarant intended to bear witness in contemplation of later legal proceedings
considering application of the Confrontation Clause to excited utterances made in 911 calls
911 statements should be analyzed on a case-by-case basis to determine whether the call is for help or generated from a desire to bear witness
“[T]he untainted evidence was overwhelming, and any error in admitting testimonial statements . . . was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.”
“It is necessary to look at the circumstances of the 911 call in each case to determine whether the declarant knowingly provided the functional equivalent of testimony to a government agent.”
State presented untainted testimony by victim and officers and photographs of victim injuries

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Judges: Alexander, Bridge, Chambers, Fairhurst, Ireland, Johnson, Madsen, Owens, Sanders

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