State v. Tribble

¶ 1. The main issue in this case is whether the trial court’s admission of a videotaped deposition of a key State witness who was out of the country but willing to travel to the trial violated defendant’s constitutional right to confrontation where defendant personally objected to admission of the testimony on the record, but his counsel stipulated to the videotape’s admission. We conclude that defendant’s rights were violated by the admission of the hearsay testimony and, accordingly, reverse. Because the issue is very likely to arise on remand, we also consider defendant’s claim that the…