Taylor v. State

1. “It is now unquestioned that a witness may testify that statements made over a telephone were statements of the accused, where the witness is able to recognize the voice.” 1 Wharton Criminal Ev. (11th. Ed.), § 267 (7), p. 330, 332, and § 267 (4), p. 330, 331. In the only special ground of the motion for a new trial the objection is raised that the testimony of the prosecutrix, who testified that she recognized the voice of the accused, was a conclusion and inadmissible. This ground is not meritorious. See, in this connection, People v. Strollo, 191 N. Y. 42 (83 N. E. 573); State v. Usher,…