(Download) "People v. Watson" by Michigan Court of Appeals * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People v. Watson
- Author : Michigan Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 04, 2001
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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Appellant was convicted of attempted murder in the first degree and assault in the second degree and sentenced to consecutive terms of 180 months and 36 months, respectively. The court of appeals affirmed the convictions. We hold that the trial court erred in excluding appellant and his attorney from a pretrial hearing held to determine if appellant had threatened a witness. We further hold that the trial court failed to properly analyze critical hearsay evidence in accordance with Minn. R. Evid. 804(b)(3) and (5) and the decisions of this court. These errors, taken cumulatively, were not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand the case for proceedings pursuant to this opinion.