State v. Santana
Annotate this CaseDefendant was charged with one count of murder and related crimes for his role in the shooting death of Aaron McCrea. At trial, Defendant sought to introduce witness statements contained in a search warrant affidavit that purportedly implicated other individuals in the shooting. The trial court sustained the State’s objection, concluding that the statements constituted inadmissible hearsay. Defendant was subsequently convicted of all charges. Defendant appealed, arguing that he functionally preserved his claim that the statements in the search warrant affidavit should have been admitted under one of the hearsay exceptions and, in the alternative, his claim should be reviewed pursuant to State v. Golding. The Supreme Court rejected both of Defendant’s arguments, holding (1) Defendant failed to preserve his claim, functionally or otherwise; and (2) the claim was not of a constitutional nature such that review was warranted pursuant to Golding.
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