Excited Utterances, "Testimonial" Statements, and the Confrontation Clause.

Reviews two Supreme Court cases, Hammon v. Indiana and Davis v. Washington, concerning the admissibility of "excited utterance" statements made by non-testifying witnesses at criminal trials. Provides background on the rules of evidence and hearsay, excited utterances, and interpretation o...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Constitutional law. Criminal procedure. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book