Legal Opinion
People v. Damon H.
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 8, 1985No. Civ. 23301PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROBIE, J. *
This appeal raises the dual issues of the admissibility of an out-of-court statement of a young child victim of sexual molestation under the spontaneous declaration exception to the hearsay rule and whether such admission violates the constitutional right of confrontation.
The juvenile court sustained a petition (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602) alleging that on June 9, 1983, 14-year-old Damon H. violated Penal Code sections 286, subdivision (c) (sodomy with a person under 14 years of age and more than 10 years younger than he), and 288, subdivision (a) (lewd and lascivious act on…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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