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Tyler v. State

Citations

  • 679 A.2d 1127
  • 342 Md. 766
  • 1996 Md. LEXIS 76

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  • holding that witness’s detailed hearsay statement was not admissible under the Rule 5-802.1(c) hearsay exception for a prior identification of the defendant because it “consisted of far more than a mere identification of [the defendant]”
  • holding that the effect of witness’s refusal to testify was “virtually the same as if [he] had not physically taken the witness stand,” and if he “had not taken the stand, his prior testimony could not be deemed ‘inconsistent’ ”
  • “In a civil case, there is no need to protect the defendant’s right of confrontation.”
  • “In any event, the inability of Tyler to cross-examine Eiland rules out admissibility under the pre-trial identification hearsay exception. The prior identification exception to the hearsay rule [see Md. Rule 5-802.1(c

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Judges: Chasanow

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