State v. Gibson
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the trial court convicting Defendant of felony murder, robbery in the first degree, conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree, and criminal possession of a firearm, holding that Defendant's claims on appeal were unavailing.
On appeal, Defendant argued that the trial court improperly admitted portions of a written statement from one of the state's witnesses and unduly restricted the cross-examination of another state witness. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Defendant failed to demonstrate that the admission of the witness's written statement substantially swayed the jury's verdict; and (2) assuming that partial restrictions placed on defense counsel's cross-examination of the second witness infringed on the minimum of cross-examination guaranteed by the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment, such infringement was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.
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