Legal Opinion
United States v. Houlihan
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 4, 1995No. Crim. 93-10291-WGYPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
YOUNG, District Judge.
Once again, 1 this complex criminal case has presented an issue of first impression in the First Circuit, namely whether a defendant who causes the absence from trial of a potential witness against him has waived the right to object on Confrontation Clause and hearsay grounds to the admission of the witness’ prior out-of-court statements. More specifically, this Court here explains what standard of proof it applied in resolving preliminary questions concerning the admissibility of such hearsay evidence under a waiver theory; what state of mind, if any, the…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Richard Cotto v. Victor Herbert, Warden, Attica Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- United States v. HoulihanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Antone R. White, A/K/A ToneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- Commonwealth v. EdwardsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- State v. MoranSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1997
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