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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 12 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Marc v. State.

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1 Marc v. State Anchor
texapp · 2005
green “without exception, testimonial statements of witnesses absent from trial are admissible over a sixth amendment confrontation clause objection only where the declarant is unavailable and the defendant has had a prior opportunity to cross-examine the declarant.” 3
2 State v. Snowden
md · 2005
green “formal or official statement made or elicited with the purpose of being introduced at a criminal trial.” 3
3 Hightower v. State
texcrimapp · 1991
green “recognized the importance of protecting young children from the turmoil associated with having to give testimony in a courtroom and has acted to eliminate or alleviate that trauma within the parameters of the constitution.” 3
4 Lagunas v. State
texapp · 2006
green “the testimonial hearsay inquiry focuses on whether a reasonable declarant, similarly situated (that is, excited by the stress of the startling event), would have had the capacity to appreciate the legal ramifications of her statement.” 3

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