Beheler v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

33 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “[w]here very young children are responsible for relating information to their healthcare provider, the presumption of reliability that forms the basis for this exception may break down if they do not understand the importance of being truthful. Nevertheless, there is no requirement that a witness expressly state that the hearsay declarant recognized the need to be truthful in her statements for the medical treatment exception to apply. Instead, the reviewing court must look to the record to see if it supports a conclusion that the young child understood why she needed to be honest when speaking to the caregiver.”

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

2. “that does not affect substantial rights must be disregarded.”

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