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Williamson v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 27, 1994No. 93-5256PublishedCited by 846 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor

In this case we clarify the scope of the hearsay exception for statements against penal interest. Fed. Rule Evid. 804(b)(3).

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A deputy sheriff stopped the rental car driven by Reginald Harris for weaving on the highway. Harris consented to a search of the car, which revealed 19 kilograms of cocaine in two suitcases in the trunk. Harris was promptly arrested.

Shortly after Harris’ arrest, Special Agent Donald Walton of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) interviewed him by telephone. During that conversation, Harris said that he got the cocaine from an unidentified Cuban in Fort…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  3. Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Douglas v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by846 opinions

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  2. United States v. MezzanattoSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Carriger v. StewartCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
  4. State v. RobertsWashington Supreme Court · 2000
  5. People v. CaffeyIllinois Supreme Court · 2001

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