California Court of Appeal

Upon review, the Court found that, even though a statement by a witness was inadmissible hearsay because it is testimonial in nature, the admission of the one hearsay statement in defendant's case was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/15/2004
• Published 07/15/2004

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jeanne Courtney Van Derhoff, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Michael T. Murphy and Scott C. Taylor, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.