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State v. Hansen

Citations

  • 312 N.W.2d 96
  • 1981 Minn. LEXIS 1488

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that a period of two weeks between an event and a statement about the event diminished trustworthiness
  • reversing and remanding for new trial because record did not include \any direct or indirect evidence indicating that defendant's conduct had caused\ the witness's refusal to testify
  • unsworn statements to police made by unavailable declarants violated right to confrontation
  • waiver not implied from witnesses’ reluctance to testify absent threats by defendant
  • unsworn statements made under police questioning traditionally considered untrustworthy
  • the witness refused to testify although she was available

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Judges: Peterson, Yetka

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