Legal Opinion

Sanabria v. State

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided May 15, 2009No. 319,2008PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLLAND, Justice.

The defendant-appellant, Ramon Sanab-ria, appeals from the Superior Court’s final judgment of conviction after a jury found Sanabria guilty of Burglary in the Second Degree. On appeal, Sanabria argues that the trial court abused its discretion when it admitted into evidence, through the testimony of a police officer, third-party statements made by a dispatcher. Sanabria also asserts that the erroneous admission of those third-party statements violated his Sixth Amendment right to confront the witnesses against him.

We conclude that the Superior Court abused its discretion in…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  3. People v. TillNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. People v. ToscaNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. United States v. MaherCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Martin v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2013
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  3. Banther v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 2009
  4. Wilson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2010
  5. Laugelle v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 2014

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