Legal Opinion

State v. Williams

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided March 27, 2007No. 34246-4-IIPublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶[1 Michael Wayne Williams appeals his convictions for first degree burglary, first degree kidnapping, second degree assault, three counts of first degree rape, felony harassment, intimidating a witness, and second degree possession of stolen property. He argues that the trial court violated his Sixth Amendment1 right to confront witnesses by admitting hearsay statements under the medical treatment2 and excited utterance3 exceptions to *740the hearsay rules and in permitting a witness to refresh her memory by reading her notes, contrary to Evidence Rule (ER) 612. He also challenges his…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. State v. GreenWashington Supreme Court · 1980
  4. State Ex Rel. Carroll v. JunkerWashington Supreme Court · 1971
  5. State v. GuloyWashington Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. State v. PayneWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2010
  2. State v. McWilliamsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2013
  3. State v. BriejerCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2012
  4. State of Louisiana v. David J. KoederitzSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2015
  5. State v. HernandezCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2012

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