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· 12/31/1974

State v. Bloomstrom

Citations

  • 529 P.2d 1124
  • 12 Wash. App. 416
  • 1974 Wash. App. LEXIS 1147

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • statements made by an eight-year-old sexual abuse victim to her mother shortly after having been brought home by the defendant were deemed admissible as an excited utterance exception
  • statements made by an eight-year-old sexual abuse victim to her mother shortly after having been brought home by the defendant were deemed admissible as an excited utterance exception
  • statement by eight year old victim admissible when made in response to mother's questioning
  • child told parents story of assault within minutes of being released by defendant
  • statement by eight year old victim admissible when made in response to mother’s questioning
  • “we agree that if the elements of the excited utterance exception to the hearsay rule are present, the hearsay testimony of the [eight-year-old] child is admissible whether or not the child is competent as a witness. (Citations omitted).”

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Judges: Pearson

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