BLOOD’S THICKER THAN WATER: DEFINING “COMMUNITY” FOR THE STATEMENT AGAINST SOCIAL INTEREST EXCEPTION TO THE HEARSAY RULE REGARDING DECLARANT- GANG MEMBERS.
Author: Kylie Finley “‘Thou Shalt Not Snitch’ is the Golden Rule of gang culture.” If you snitch, you die. “Snitching” is defined as “the practice by which criminals give information to the police in exchange for material reward or reduced punishment.” For example, rapper Tekashi69 snitched on his fellow gang members during his in-court testimony for a high- profile racketeering case… continue reading