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State v. Pierre

Citations

  • 890 A.2d 474
  • 277 Conn. 42
  • 2006 Conn. LEXIS 15

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  • witness’ Whelan statement properly admitted because defendants’ statements recounted therein met dual inculpatory statement and adoptive admission exceptions to hearsay rule
  • statements defendant’s friend made to individual who was a friend and someone he routinely socialized with are trustworthy
  • dual inculpatoiy statement in which declarant provided grisly details of both his own and accomplice’s actions in murder deemed reliable because statement squarely implicated his own wrongdoing in crime
  • the denial or inability of a witness to recall the events recorded in a prior statement does not deprive a defendant the opportunity for effective cross-examination
  • statements made within “couple of weeks” of homicide trustworthy
  • where declarant subject to cross-examination at trial, Crawford does not apply

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Judges: Sullivan, Borden, Katz, Vertefeuille, Zarella

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