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Oral argument recordings available

Audio recordings are available for this week's oral arguments. Criminal cases include the following: Hernandez v. State - concerning whether notice is required prior to trial of the State's intent to use a transcript of prior testimony based upon the unavailability of a witness, also addresses whether prosecutors should be sworn when declaring that a witness is unavailable. Justice Hardesty asked a number of questions of the prosecutor concerning her decision not to subpoena the out of state witness. Lozano v. State - concerning admission of prior criminal conduct in violation of a district court order prohibiting the testimony Cortinas v. State - concerning a Nay issue (robbery as an afterthought cannot be the basis of felony murder) and whether a deceased person may be robbed...continue to full post

Full post as published by Harmful Error on April 18, 2008 (boomark / email).