Blog posts tagged with 'criminal law'

Matthew R. Leisten, Ogle County State’s Attorney’s Office, Oregon
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Court Affirms Use of Hearsay Statements Under Forfeiture-by-Wrongdoing Exception

In People v. Gardner, 2024 IL App (4th) 230443, the Fourth District Appellate Court held that the state establi...

Matthew R. Leisten, Ogle County State’s Attorney’s Office, Oregon
815-732-1170 | E-mail Matthew R. Leisten

Supreme Court: Absent Analysts' Statements Cannot Be Used Without Prior Cross-Examination

In Smith v. Arizona, 602 U.S. ___, ___ L.Ed.2d ___, 144 S.Ct. 1785 (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court rul...