State of New Jersey, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Alexander Branch, Defendant-Appellant

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the defendant's convictions, holding that the detective's testimony that he developed a suspect based on information received was inadmissible hearsay violating the Confrontation Clause, and that the child's out‑of‑court description of the burglar did not qualify as an excited utterance. The Court remanded for a new trial.