P. v. Gilford
Defendant was convicted of assault, burglary, and other crimes after he assaulted a woman outside her apartment. The victim refused to testify at trial, and her teenage son, who witnessed the assault, was unavailable. The trial court admitted the tape from a 911 call made by the victims son soon after the assault and statements made by the victim to medical personnel during her treatment for the injuries suffered in the assault. Defendant contends that this evidence was admitted in violation of his Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses. Defendant also contends that his cross examination of another witness was improperly limited, that the trial judge made improper comments that amounted to vouching for the credibility of police witnesses, that the court erred in polling the jury, and that errors were committed in sentencing. Court modify the judgment by staying sentence on three counts, but the judgment is otherwise affirmed.
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