Utah Supreme Court· 6/28/1989

State v. Thomas

Citations

777 P.2d 445
111 Utah Adv. Rep. 24
1989 Utah LEXIS 68
1989 WL 73124

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holding that hearsay improperly admitted under the prior consistent statement exception was cumulative and not harmful in that it was unlikely to have changed the outcome of the trial
holding that hearsay improperly admitted under the prior consistent statement exception was cumulative and not harmful in that it was unlikely to have changed the outcome of the trial
stating that determination whether evidence meets requirements of 803(2) is in “sound discretion” of trial court
declining to find prejudice where improper hearsay testimony was cumulative and unlikely to have changed the outcome of the trial
“We conclude that the trial court erred in allowing the officer to testify to the full content of the interview. In view of the fact, however, that the officer’s testimony was merely cumulative to that already testified to by the victim, the error was harmless . . . .”
“We conclude that the trial court erred in allowing the officer to testify to the full content of the interview. In view of the fact, however, that the officer’s testimony was merely cumulative to that already testified to by the victim, the error was harmless . . . .”

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