Ayers v. State

BERGER, Justice:

In this consolidated appeal we consider, among other things, whether the admission of wiretap recordings in a criminal trial violated appellants’ confrontation rights under our state or federal constitutions. Appellants contend that the recordings were “testimonial” because two witnesses explained the meaning of the codes used in the recorded conversations, and appellants were unable to cross-examine the declarants about the coded language. We hold that the wiretap recordings, used to prove that appellants committed the crime of conspiracy, were admissible. There was no…