Supreme Court of New Jersey· 11/4/1968

State v. Simmons

Citations

247 A.2d 313
52 N.J. 538
1968 N.J. LEXIS 265

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holding that rape victim's identification of attacker was admissible as either res gestae or spontaneous declaration because victim \was still in a state of excitement\
holding that rape victim’s identification of attacker was admissible as either res gestae or spontaneous declaration because victim “was still in a state of excitement”
admitting as spontaneous declaration gesticulation of deaf-mute rape victim incompetent to testify made at hospital after attack
construing hearsay exception broadly and admitting as excited utterance victim’s spontaneous response when presented with her attacker
breaking and entry and unlawful possession of burglary tools did not merge
police officer’s testimony concerning an incompetent witness’s extra-judicial identification, made from her hospital bed, was not inadmissible hearsay

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Judges: Per Curiam

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