Ragan v. Richardson

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• finding a statement was an excited utterance when it was made five or six hours after the event where the record demonstrated that the declarant was still under stress at the time he made the statement
• “ ‘[I]f evidence of the allegation is admissible and relevant to the charge, then regardless of how prejudicial the language is, it may not be stricken’ ”
• jury could view acceptance of $6,000 as evidence of participation in a conspiracy and could reject the defendant's contention that he accepted the money as a favor to his brother
• in absence of proper objection, instruction reversible only for plain error

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