United States v. Cannon
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
220 Fed. App’x 104 (2007)

- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
Police officer Brent Darden came upon a group of people arguing in the street, including Harold Cannon (defendant) and Benjamin Campbell. Darden heard Campbell state, “I’m going to shoot you” to another person in the group. As Darden approached the group, the people began to disperse, and an unidentified woman told Darden that Cannon had a gun. Darden began to chase Cannon at that point and eventually arrested him. Cannon was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. At trial, Cannon’s counsel questioned the motivation and logic of Darden chasing Cannon when Campbell was the one who had threatened to shoot someone. In the face of this, the prosecution (plaintiff) introduced, over Cannon’s objection, the statement of the unidentified woman about the gun. Cannon was convicted, and he appealed, arguing that the statement was inadmissible hearsay and that Darden could have testified simply that he chased Cannon based on information learned.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Van Antwerpen, J.)
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