Does a victim's statement to police officers in a 911 call in a domestic violence case have to be nontestimonial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Bangham, H038975 (Cal. App. 2015):
The high court held that the victim's statements in the 911 call in Davis v. Washington were nontestimonial, but that the victim's statements to police officers in
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