What is the test for establishing that prior testimony is "indicia of reliability"?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Acosta-Huerta v. Estelle, 7 F.3d 139 (9th Cir. 1992):
8 The prior testimony must also bear "indicia of reliability." Ohio v. Roberts, 448 U.S. 56, 65-66, 100 S.Ct. 2531, 2538-39, 65 L.Ed.2d 597 (1980). Testimony made under oath, subject to cross-examination and with counsel present meets this requirement. Dres, 784 F.2d at 1001.
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