State v. Anderson

The question in this case is whether hearsay statements made by a nontestifying codefendant manifest sufficient indicia of reliability to be introduced into evidence without violating the defendant's Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses. The State, as petitioner, contends that the hearsay at issue is admissible because it falls within the hearsay exception for statements against penal interest, ER 804(b)(3). The respondent argues, however, that even if the statements satisfy the rules of evidence, they fail to satisfy the additional reliability requirements imposed by the Sixth…