United States Supreme Court

Conviction of defendant for second degree murder and firearms-related crimes, based on statements by unavailable witness is upheld where statements were not testimonial and therefore not violative of the Confrontation Clause, where statements primary purpose was to enable police to meet an ongoing emergency.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/28/2011
• Published 02/28/2011

Judges

• SOTOMAYOR

Court

• United States Supreme Court

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