30 Wash. App. 251 - State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on District of Columbia v. Armes · 70 Wash. 2d 690 - State v. Allen · 91 Wash. 2d 603 - State v. Gilcrist · 92 Wash. 2d 480 - Maehren v. City of Seattle · 43 Wash. 2d 23 - State v. Moorison
Most-quoted passages
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“(1) an understanding of the obligation to speak the truth on the witness stand; (2) the mental capacity at the time of the occurrence concerning which he is to testify, to receive an accu rate impression of it; (3) a memory sufficient to retain an independent recollection of the occurrence; (4) the capacity to express in words his memory of the occurrence; and (5) the capacity to understand simple questions about it.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“"(d) Statements Which Are Not Hearsay. A statement is not hearsay if— " (1) Prior Statement by Witness. The declarant testifies at the trial or hearing and is subject to cross examination concerning the statement, and the statement is . . . (ii) consistent with his testimony and is offered to rebut an express or implied charge against him of recent fabrication or improper influence or motive. . ."”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“able to understand the obligation to tell the truth on the witness stand, and ... was able to relate the basic facts of the incident.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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