184 Conn. App. 55 - State v. Ezequiel R.’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. “Did the Appellate Court properly determine that, in a criminal prosecution for sexual abuse of a child, hearsay statements made during a forensic interview of the child complainant are admissible under § 8-3 (5) of the Connecticut Code of Evidence if the statements are reasonably pertinent to medical diagnosis or treatment, even when the primary purpose of the interview is not to render a medical diagnosis or to provide treatment to the child?”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Ezequiel R. R.

2. “[T]he statements of a declarant may be admissible under the medical treatment exception if made in circumstances from which it reasonably may be inferred that the declarant understands that the interview has a medical purpose. Statements of others, including the interviewers, may be relevant to show the circumstances.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 186 Conn. App. 51 - State v. Manuel T.

3. “It is well settled that ... [a]n out-of-court statement offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted is hearsay and is generally inadmissible unless an exception to the general rule applies.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 186 Conn. App. 51 - State v. Manuel T.