Burdine v. State

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

Appellant-defendant Jereme E. Burdine appeals his convictions for Child Molesting, 1 a class A felony, and Neglect of a Dependent, 2 a class D felony. Specifically, Jereme contends that the victim's statements inculpating him did not fall under the excited utterance exception to the hearsay rule, and, therefore, the trial court erred in admitting them into evidence.

FACTS

The facts most favorable to the verdict indicate - that _- three-and-a-half-year-old E.M. fell asleep in her room on the evening of April 20, 1999. When Ruth Bur-dine, E.M.'s mother, left for work at 5:40…