Mattox v. United States

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Defendant rights under confrontation clause are satisfied if defendant has once had opportunity to see a witness face to face and subject that witness to cross examination. Confrontation clause.

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United States v. Laster

Residuary hearsay exception allows admission of hearsay if there is no indication that evidence is not reliable, if hearsay is more probative on point for which it is offered than any other evidence, and if its admission serves best interests of justice.

State v. Kinney

Trial courts may admit expert testimony if reliability of evidence equals that of other technical evidence held to be admissible and evaluation of other courts allowing admission of evidence is complete and persuasive. Judicial notice; plain error.

United States v. Stelmokas

Authentication. Requirement that document be authenticated before it may be admitted into evidence is satisfied by evidence sufficient to support finding that document is what its proponent claims it to be. Chain of custody.

Morales v. Portuondo

Assertion of evidentiary privilege may not bar admission of evidence if exclusion of otherwise privileged evidence would be fundamentally unfair. Habeas corpus.

Blackmon v. State

Attorney client privilege. In order for statement to attorney to be confidential, client must reasonably intend that communication be confidential.

Character Evidence

United States v. Whitmore; Rule 608(a); party may introduce reputation or opinion evidence of a witness's character for truthfulness only if character witness is acquainted with witness, his community, and circles in which he has moved.

Unavailable Witness Hearsay

United States v. Gray; killing witnesses; a defendant who wrongfully and intentionally renders a declarant unavailable as a witness in any proceeding forfeits the right to exclude, on hearsay grounds, the declarant's statements.

Exceptions to Attorney Client Privilege

Howell v. Joffe; conversation protected if originated in confidence that it would not be disclosed, was made to an attorney in his or her legal capacity to secure legal advice or services, and was kept confidential.

Attorney Client Privilege Applies to Government Attorneys

In Re: Grand Jury Investigation Rowland; confidentiality applies to public attorneys same as with private lawyers.

Forfeiture By Wrongdoing

Giles v. California; Forfeiture by wrongdoing applies only when defendant engaged or acquiesced in wrongdoing that was intended to, and did, procure unavailability of declarant as witness; domestic volence.

Crime Fraud Exception

United States v. Zolin; The court should undertake an in camera review of evidence to determine if the crime-fraud exception will bar a claim of attorney-client privilege.

Admissability of Taped Conversations

United States v. Oslund; taped conversations are admissible if the surrounding circumstances as a whole demonstrate reliability.

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