GORDON v. STATE’s Empirical Analysis
2019
Citation profile
8
cited by 8 later decisions
1
states following
October 2025
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Strickland v. Washington · Jackson v. Virginia · Spuehler v. State · Simpson v. State · 2006 OK CR 19 - Hogan v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“[t]he appellate court ruled that the trial court's failure to hold the required hearing constituted harmless error since it did not have a substantial influence on the outcome of the trial.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“§ 1-4-505. Admissibility of prerecorded statements of child age 12 or under who is victim of abuse A. This section shall apply only to a proceeding brought within the purview of the Oklahoma Children's Code in which a child twelve (12) years of age or younger is alleged to be deprived, and shall apply only to the statement of that child or another child witness. B. The recording of an oral statement of the child made before the proceedings begin is admissible into evidence if: 1. The court determines in a hearing conducted outside the presence of the jury that the time, content and totality of circumstances surrounding the taking of the statement provide sufficient indicia of reliability so as to render it inherently trustworthy. In determining trustworthiness, the court may consider, among other things, the following factors: the spontaneity and consistent repetition of the statement, the mental state of the declarant, whether the terminology used is unexpected of a child of similar age or of an incapacitated person, and whether a lack of motive to fabricate exists; and the child either: a. testifies or is available to testify at the proceedings in open court or through an alternative method pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Child Witness Testimony by Alternative Methods Act or Section 2611.2 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, or b. is unavailable as a witness as defined in Section 2804 of Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes. When the child is unavailable, such stat”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“'A child victim's testimony does not require corroboration when it is lucid, clear, and unambiguous.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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