West Virginia Supreme Court· 7/20/1994

State v. Dillon

Citations

447 S.E.2d 583
191 W. Va. 648
1994 W. Va. LEXIS 148

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stating that Rule 403 \prohibits the admission of evidence the probative value of which is outweighed by its potential prejudice\
statements not offered for the truth of the matter asserted do not implicate the Sixth Amendment
“The rules governing chain of custody are designed to ensure that evidence introduced at trial is substantially similar in condition to the same evidence as discovered during the pretrial investigation.”
statements admitted for limited purpose of placing statements in context and making them comprehensible to the jury are not offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted and do not implicate the Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses
defendant’s tape recorded statements were admissible under the Rule

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Judges: Workman

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