Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1/6/1987
State v. Hussey
Citations
- 521 A.2d 278
- 1987 Me. LEXIS 598
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- indicating that a child’s testimony is not inherently unreliable
- minority of witness is a factor taken into account but not dispositive regarding the minor's competency to testify; common law presumption of competency for all persons 14 and older
- competency of a child witness to testify
- three year-old child victim competent to testify
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Judges: McKusick, Nichols, Wathen, Glassman, Clifford
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18 cases in this archive cite this case.
- United States v. CroftNinth Circuit· 1997-09-05· cited 87×
- In Re Interest of MLSNebraska Supreme Court· 1990-02-23· cited 27×
- State v. MazerolleSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1992-09-03· cited 24×
- In Re SwanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1990-02-15· cited 22×
- State v. WoodburnSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1989-05-30· cited 22×
- State v. RomanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1993-03-16· cited 19×
- State v. PelletierSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1987-12-18· cited 17×
- State v. GordiusSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1988-07-14· cited 16×
- State v. RippySupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1993-05-28· cited 11×
- State v. MurraySupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1989-06-01· cited 7×
- State v. CochranSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2004-11-09· cited 4×
- State v. PhilbrookSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1987-05-27· cited 1×
- State v. ThompsonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1988-01-08· cited 1×
- DiFiore v. Casco Northern Bank, N.A.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1993-03-12· cited 1×
- State of Maine v. Matthew W. PendletonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 2025-05-01· cited 1×
- Unnamed caseNinth Circuit· 1997-09-05
- State v. MoroSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1988-05-26
- State v. TraynorSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1989-02-14
Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- State v. PomerleauSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1976-09-17· cited 41×
- State v. RangerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1953-07-08· cited 23×
- State v. RangerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1958-07-08· cited 23×
- State v. GreeneSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1986-07-11· cited 22×
- State v. RoweSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1984-08-07· cited 21×
- State v. VigueSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1980-10-01· cited 20×
- State v. CaouetteSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1983-07-18· cited 20×
- State v. BrewerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1974-09-09· cited 14×
- State v. PinkhamSupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1980-03-03· cited 12×
- State v. BagleySupreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1986-03-31· cited 11×
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