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Oscar Morales v. Anthony Hedgpeth
700 F. App'x 761
9th Cir.
2017
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*1 Before: THOMAS, Chief Judge, and REINHARDT and O’MALLEY, [***] Circuit Judges.

1. The California Court of Appeal’s decision regarding the trial court’s exclusion of hearsay statements made by a 911 caller was not contrary to or an *2 unreasonable application of Davis v. Washington , 547 U.S. 813 (2006). Davis held: “Statements are nontestimonial [for the purposes of the Confrontation Clause] when made in the course of police interrogation under circumstances objectively indicating that the primary purpose of the interrogation is to enable police assistance to meet an ongoing emergency.” Id. at 822. Here, the defense sought to introduce the 911 call, and thus there was no Confrontation Clause issue. Davis is inapposite.

2. The state court did not unreasonably determine the facts. For the reasons stated above, the state court did not need to make findings regarding an “ongoing emergency” because the testimonial/nontestimonial distinction is only relevant to a Confrontation Clause analysis. Moreover, the state court did not need to determine the identity of the 911 caller to conclude that the caller’s statements were inadmissible hearsay.

AFFIRMED.

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[*] This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

[**] The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

[***] The Honorable Kathleen M. O'Malley, United States Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, sitting by designation.

Case Details

Case Name: Oscar Morales v. Anthony Hedgpeth
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date Published: Nov 6, 2017
Citation: 700 F. App'x 761
Docket Number: 16-16537
Court Abbreviation: 9th Cir.
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