<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal">Good analysis of what steps the State needs to take to prove unavailability.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>State v. Starr<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Date Filed: 02-11-2015<i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Case #: A152960<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">DeVore, P.J. for the Court; Ortega, J.; & Garrett, J.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Full Text Opinion: <a href="http://www.publications.ojd.state.or.us/docs/A152960.pdf">
http://www.publications.ojd.state.or.us/docs/A152960.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Holding:</u></b> Admissible hearsay statements do not violate the state constitution’s Confrontation Clause if the State has adequately proven victim’s “unavailability” and the statements have an indicia of reliability.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Defendant appeals his judgment of conviction. Defendant assaulted his wife and threatened a group of bystanders. The state charged him with attempted first-degree assault, menacing, unlawful use of a weapon, and fourth-degree assault constituting
domestic violence. At trial, the judge allowed admission of the victim’s 911 call and her statements to responding police officers as evidence. Defendant objected, arguing that admission of the statements violated his constitutional right to confront the witness
who was unavailable at trial. The trial court overruled and defendant was convicted. Defendant appealed and the Court affirmed, holding that the prosecution made sufficient effort to find the victim and that she was “unavailable.” It also held that harmless
testimonial statements do not violate the Confrontation Clause. Affirmed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<DIV>
*****CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE*****<BR>
<BR>
This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the addressee or it appears from the context or otherwise that you have received this e-mail in error, please advise me immediately by reply e-mail, keep the contents confidential, and immediately delete the message and any attachments from your system. <BR>
<BR>
************************************<BR>
</DIV></body>
</html>