Supreme Court of Iowa· 3/19/1980

State v. Stevens

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289 N.W.2d 592
1980 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 805

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victim's complaint of having been raped, made in response to a friend's general inquiry about what was wrong, was admissible
victim’s statement that she had been raped, made in response to a friend’s general inquiry about what was wrong, was admissible
“This exception to the hearsay rule applies generally in criminal prosecutions when the statement is made under the influence of the excitement of the incident rather than on reflection or deliberation.”
“This [excited utterance] exception to the hearsay rule applies generally in criminal prosecutions when the statement is made under the influence of the excitement of the incident rather than on reflection or deliberation.”
\This [excited utterance] exception to the hearsay rule applies generally in criminal prosecutions when the statement is made under the influence of the excitement of the incident rather than on reflection or deliberation.\
admitting responses to questions which were “impulsive, not reflective”

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Judges: Reynoldson, Legrand, Rees, Uhlenhopp, McGiverin

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