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State v. Frye

Citations

  • 182 Conn. 476
  • 438 A.2d 735
  • 1980 Conn. LEXIS 1012

How courts have described this case

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  • utilizing for state law purposes definition of unavailability contained in rule 804 of Federal Rules of Evidence
  • leaving subpoena with witness' wife at his abode without proof that witness knew contents of subpoena, although he confirmed by telephone that he had received it, was not adequate service under § 52-143
  • to witness’ apartment, left subpoena with wife with instructions for witness to call; insufficient in absence of effort to serve witness
  • to witness' apartment, left subpoena with wife with instructions for witness to call; insufficient in absence of effort to serve witness
  • ‘‘declarant witness may be considered unavailable . . . [if] the witness has a lack of memory’’
  • “necessity factor . . . is reflected in the prerequisite that the declarant be unavailable”

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Judges: Cotter, Bogdanski, Peters, Healey, Parskey

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