Legal Opinion

State v. Hallum

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 21, 1998No. 97-370PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERNUS, Justice.

Defendant, Matthew Hallum, appeals his criminal convictions claiming the trial court’s admission of the videotaped, narrative statement of Hallum’s accomplice violated the ban on hearsay evidence and Hallum’s rights under the Confrontation Clause. See U.S. Const, amend. VI; Iowa R. Evid. 802. Hal-lum also alleges ineffective assistance of trial counsel based on his attorney’s stipulation to the admission of certain assertions contained in the narrative statement. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

I. Factual Background.

In the early morning hours of February 26,1993,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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  5. Lee v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by67 opinions

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