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Seventh Circuit· 12/4/2013

United States v. Michael Henderson

Citations

  • 736 F.3d 1128
  • 2013 WL 6248392
  • 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 24163

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  • holding that even though some factors supported corroboration, the district court did not err in excluding the statement after deciding the declarant was trying to help his friend
  • stating that determinations of trustworthiness, for purposes of the hearsay exception, are reviewable for clear error
  • “The question of whether the declarant made the statement implicates the testifying witness‟s credibility; making credibility determinations is a role reserved to the jury.”
  • “The question of whether the declarant made the statement implicates the testifying witness’s credibility; making credibility determinations is a role reserved to the jury.”

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Judges: Posner, Tinder, Hamilton

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