Pantano v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

Maupin, J.:

In this appeal, we consider the constitutionality of NRS 51.385, which concerns admission of child-victim statements in criminal proceedings through the testimony of others. We also determine whether a child-victim’s statements to a parent regarding a sexual assault constitute testimonial hearsay under the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Crawford v. Washington. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Respondent Angelo Pantano digitally penetrated his seven-year-old female cousin, D.D., while visiting at her home in Las…