PEOPLE v. PEDROZA
Victim's comments to officers accusing her husband of having thrown gas on her and ignited it, given within minutes of incident, were admissible under spontaneous statements exception to hearsay rule. Admission of victim's spontaneous statements did not violate Confrontation Clause since such statements were not testimonial in nature and were not the products of formal interrogation. Videotaped demonstration of arson investigator lighting a paper towel and throwing it to the ground was properly admitted to rebut defense expert's claim that paper does not continue to burn when tossed.
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