People v. Farrell

In this case, we address the issue of whether the trial court properly admitted a co-defendant's statement against interest in the case against Defendant Antonio Farrell. The trial court ruled that the co-defendant's confession was reliable and accordingly admitted it into evidence in a redacted form that omitted certain portions of the statement it found to be prejudicial. In People v. Farrell, 10 P.3d 672 (Colo.App.2000), the court of appeals reversed the trial court's ruling, concluding that the statement did not possess the particularized guarantees of trustworthiness necessary to justify…