State v. Sproles

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 3403

Syllabus

Sulek, J. Admission of hearsay statements of the victim to police are not testimonial and thus do not violate the confrontation clause where the primary purpose of the interview was to respond to an ongoing emergency as evidenced by the facts that the interview occurred shortly after the defendant threatened the victim's life, the defendant was believed to be armed and was at large, and the officer questioned the victim on the defendant's identity and locations where he might be.