Moore v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of felony possession of cocaine and misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Defendant appealed, contending that the trial court erred in refusing his request to introduce Chauncey Swain's out-of-court statements that the cocaine belonged to him under the "statement against interest" exception to the hearsay rule. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Swain's statements were properly excluded as inadmissible hearsay where the district court properly weighed the factors and concluded that Defendant did not present sufficient corroborating circumstances to establish the trustworthiness of Swain's statements under Wyo. R. Evid. 804(b)(3).
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