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State v. Watson

Citations

  • 242 N.W.2d 702
  • 1976 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1008

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  • “The statement was not hearsay because it was not intended to prove the truth of any fact. The statement itself had no element of truth or falsity. It could prove nothing except its own utterance.”
  • declarant rape victim described as \pretty well shook up\
  • declarant rape victim described as “pretty well shook up”

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Judges: Legrand, Moore, Le-Grand, Uhlenhopp, Reynoldson, McCormick

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