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Jan 11 FLW HIGHLIGHTS

By Donald Cannarozzi

Note on citations:  An attorney went on a DCA's website to find an opinion and it was not listed on the day cited in my blurb.  I put the date of the FLW volume in my cites on these things, not the date of opinion.  I write these for my own research and it allows me to quickly find the written opinion in my FLWs.  Sorry about the confusion JF.CRAWFORD ISSUE ? DISCOVERY DEPOSITIONS:  State v. Lopez, 33 Fla. L. Weekly S23 (Fla. Jan. 11, 2008).  Whether a statement to a police officer is ?testimonial? depends on whether the purpose of the interrogation is to assist police with an immediate emergency.  Statements made after the ?emergency? is over would be testimonial.  Also, this case holds that a discovery deposition does not qualify as a ?prior opportunity to cross-examine...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on January 31, 2008 (boomark / email).