Hammon v. State

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER FROM THE INDIANA COURT OF APPEALS, NO. 52A02-08308-CR-693.

BOEHM, Justice.

The Sixth Amendment as interpreted by the United States Supreme Court in Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36, 124 S.Ct. 18354, 158 L.Ed.2d 177 (2004), prohibits the introduction in a criminal trial of testimonial statements where the defendant had no opportunity to cross examine the person who made the statements. We hold that statements to investigating officers in response to general initial inquiries are nontestimonial but statements made for purposes of preserving the accounts of potential…