Sibley v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “The issue at trial was not whether Smyth was in fact the rightful owner of the jewelry at the time he delivered it to Sibley—it was clear that he as not—but whether Sibley knew that Smyth had given him stolen property. Smyth's representation of ownership to Sibley, whether true or false, clearly was not hearsay. The fact at issue was Sibley's knowledge, and what he was told by Smyth was obviously germane to that issue. The ruling by the trial judge precluded the jury from hearing the explicit statement of Smyth to Sibley in regard to ownership, as opposed to some nebulous `indication' of ownership.”

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

2. “to prove the truth of the matter asserted”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 993 So. 2d 611 - White v. State