Was George Zimmerman’s 911 Call a Clever Piece of Propaganda?

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6. This is from the AP Article on 911 Call Spinning

As a lawyer, I find the rationale for admitting these tapes to be interesting http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2013/11/george_zimmermans_recent_dispu.html

In 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the use of some 911 calls as evidence did not violate a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to confront and cross-examine his accuser. These "excited utterance" exceptions to the rules involving hearsay are especially crucial in domestic violence cases, in which the victim might be reluctant or even unable to testify, says Murphy.

As a result, she says, victims began to think "strategically" about using 911 calls as a way to have their accusations entered into the record without necessarily having to testify, says Murphy, now an adjunct professor at New England Law in Boston.