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8 Michigan opinions name it 1 courts 2015–2020 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Michigan courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
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| No positive-treatment citations attached to this issue in Michigan. | ||
| Case | Negative | Cited |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Michigan. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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People v. Meredith
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2 sentences2020Given the victim’s cognitive impairment, and the trial court’s opportunity to see the victim on the stand, the trial court’s finding of unavailability under MRE 804(a)(4) was not clearly erroneous. -4- When a witness is unavailable, “testimony given by the person at an earlier hearing is not excluded by the hearsay rule if the party against whom the testimony is offered had an opportunity and similar motive to develop the testimony through cross-examination.” People v Meredith, 459 Mich 62, 66-67 ; 586 NW2d 538 (1998); MRE 804(b)(1). 2020Given the victim’s cognitive impairment, and the trial court’s opportunity to see the victim on the stand, the trial court’s finding of unavailability under MRE 804(a)(4) was not clearly erroneous. -4- When a witness is unavailable, “testimony given by the person at an earlier hearing is not excluded by the hearsay rule if the party against whom the testimony is offered had an opportunity and similar motive to develop the testimony through cross-examination.” People v Meredith, 459 Mich 62, 66-67 ; 586 NW2d 538 (1998); MRE 804(b)(1). | 8 | 2015–2020 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.