Nebraska Supreme Court· 1/23/1981

State v. Hitt

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301 N.W.2d 96
207 Neb. 746
1981 Neb. LEXIS 725

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8-year-old boy who had functional mental age of 3 to 5 years was competent to testify
evidence of defendant’s sexual conduct with younger son was part of continuous pattern of conduct by defendant toward both sons, tending to establish motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan and knowledge
evidence that defendant struck child sexual assault victim with paddle and hit younger sibling on knees with hammer was properly received to establish children were genuinely afraid of defendant, thereby explaining their failure to make prompt complaint

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Judges: Boslaugh, Brodkey, Hastings, Krivosha, McCown, White

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