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GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS v. JOSEPH

No. 91-3424.

964 F.2d 1380 (1992)

GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS v. Eurie JOSEPH, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 1, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thurston T. McKelvin, Acting Federal Public Defender, Melody M. Walcott (argued), Asst. Federal Public Defender, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, for appellant.

Terry M. Halpern, U.S. Atty., David L. Atkinson (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, for appellee.

Before: SLOVITER, Chief Judge, MANSMANN and WEIS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Chief Judge.

At issue in this case is whether a second hearsay statement made by the victim of a homicide is admissible under the analysis of the Confrontation Clause set forth in Idaho v. Wright, 497 U.S. 805, 110 S.Ct. 3139, 111 L.Ed.2d 638 (1990).

I.

Procedural Posture and Factual History

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