Legal Opinion
People v. Brenn
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 18, 2007No. G036470PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BEDSWORTH, J.
We deal here with the admissibility of statements made
by a stabbing victim to a 911 operator and the first police officer on the scene. It is our conclusion the statements were admissible as spontaneous statements and were nontestimonial in nature, and therefore not barred by Crawford v. Washington (2004) 541 U.S. 36 [158 L.Ed.2d 177, 124 S.Ct. 1354] {Crawford).
In February 2004, appellant was staying at a group home for people with mental health and/or substance abuse problems. The residents were referred to the home by the county mental health agency, but it was an…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- People v. AlvarezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1996
- People v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
- People v. PoggiCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
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