· 3/27/2023
The Zurich Services Corporation, V. Gene Mace Construction, Llc
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- stating that a statement qualifies as testimonial if the declar-ant would reasonably understand that it will be “preserve[d]” for “potential prose-cutorial use”
- holding that 911 calls may be testimonial in certain circumstances
- considering remoteness as a factor when determining admissibility under Federal Rule of Evidence 609
- describing testimonial statements as those that a declarant would reasonably understand will be preserved for prosecutorial use
- noting that A [t]he excited utterance inquiry focuses on whether the declarant was under the stress of a startling event. The testimonial hearsay inquiry focuses on whether a reasonable declarant, similarly situated (that is, excited by the stress of a startling event
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