State v. Tyler

¶1 Gregaline Tyler was convicted for the crimes of intimidating a witness and fourth degree assault. On appeal, he claims that alleged statements made by the victim to law enforcement officers were testimonial and should not have been admitted under Crawford v. Washington.1 Statements taken by law enforcement are almost always testimonial. Here, an officer initiated contact with the victim when it appeared Mr. Tyler was assaulting her. Police then questioned her about Mr. Tyler’s actions. We conclude that the trial court erred in finding the victim’s statements nontestimonial. And we conclude…