STATE v. SHEA

No. 07-124.

965 A.2d 504 (2008)

2008 VT 114

STATE of Vermont v. Michael T. SHEA.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

August 14, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Donovan, Jr., Chittenden County State's Attorney, and Pamela Hall Johnson, Deputy State's Attorney, Burlington, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Norman R. Blais, Burlington, for Defendant-Appellant.

Present: REIBER, C.J., DOOLEY, JOHNSON, SKOGLUND and BURGESS, JJ.


DOOLEY, J.

¶ 1. Following a bench trial in Chittenden District Court, defendant was convicted of second-degree domestic assault. On appeal, defendant argues that the district court committed reversible error in admitting "testimonial" hearsay in violation of the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment. We conclude that the hearsay was not testimonial and affirm.

¶ 2. The facts of this case are undisputed on appeal. A police officer responded...

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