In what circumstances will police officers be allowed to question a witness in a witness statement?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Adams, C085290 (Cal. App. 2020):
In Michigan v. Bryant (2011) 562 U.S. 344 [179 L.Ed.2d 93] (Bryant), police officers questioned a man found in a gas station parking lot bleeding from a gunshot wound. (Id. at p. 349.) The court held that the man's statements were not testimonial
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