United States v. Boyce
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
742 F.3d 792 (2014)
Relevant factsFree
During a 911 call, Sarah Portis reported that Darnell Boyce (defendant), her child's father, had just hit her and was "going crazy," eventually stating he had a gun after being prodded by the dispatcher; Boyce was convicted of possessing a gun and ammunition as a felon, based partly on Sarah's 911 statements, and appealed, arguing the statements were inadmissible hearsay.
IssueFree
Whether the traditional rationales underlying the present sense impression and excited utterance hearsay exceptions remain sound bases for admitting a declarant's contemporaneous or excited statements.