Commonwealth v. Walter’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “1. Did the Superior Court err in holding that, before a trial court may admit a child’s statements pursuant to the Tender Years [Hearsay] Act, the court must first conclude that the child is competent to testify? 2. Did the Superior Court err in determining that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting the child victim’s out-of-court statements under the Tender Years [Hearsay] Act, where the trial court found sufficient indicia of reliability such that the child was likely to have been telling the truth when the statements were made?”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Walter