· 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
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- 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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