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Hawkins v. State

Citations

  • 72 S.W.3d 493
  • 348 Ark. 384
  • 2002 Ark. LEXIS 236

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that an examining physician’s testimony that the victim had identified defendant as the person who raped her was admissible in rape prosecution under hearsay exception for statements made for purposes of medical diagnosis or treatment
  • holding that an examining physician’s testimony that the victim had identified defendant as the person who raped her was admissible in rape prosecution under hearsay exception for statements made for purposes of medical diagnosis or treatment
  • “[The child’s] identification of [her stepfather] as her abuser allowed [her physician] to take steps to treat the emotional and psychological injuries which accompanied the rape.”
  • treatment for child abuse includes preventing recurrent abuse

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Judges: Ray Thornton

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