Legal Opinion
State v. Palomo
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 14, 1989No. 56177-0PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Petitioner Antonio L. Palomo was convicted of attempted rape in the second degree in a nonjury trial in the Superior Court of Washington for King County before the Honorable Richard M. Ishikawa. Petitioner claims a violation of his constitutional right to confront witnesses against him. We find there was no violation of his constitutional rights and affirm the Court of Appeals which upheld the conviction.
This case involves application of the "excited utterance" exception to the hearsay rule, now codified under Rule of Evidence 803(a)(2). Compare Fed. R. Evid. 803(2). The significant question…
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