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State v. Hobson

Citations

  • 810 P.2d 70
  • 61 Wash. App. 330
  • 1991 Wash. App. LEXIS 170

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  • stating that \the prosecution must use all available means to compel the witness's presence at trial\
  • stating that “the prosecution must use all available means to compel the witness’s presence at trial”
  • noting that \Washington case law is silent on the issue of whether the State must obtain a material witness warrant to hold a witness in custody whenever the State knows such action may be necessary to ensure the witness's presence at trial.\
  • “Washington courts have held, as a general rule, that the prosecution must use all available means to compel the witness’s presence at trial.”
  • confrontation clause requires that former testimony must be reliable and its admission at trial must be necessary

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Judges: Webster

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