Ellis v. State

CAMPBELL, Acting Chief Judge.

Appellant, John W. Ellis, challenges his judgments and sentences for capital sexual battery and burglary of a dwelling with assault or battery. Appellant was tried by jury and found guilty of both charges. We affirm.

Appellant argues that the trial judge abused his discretion in admitting the child victim’s hearsay statements under the child victim exception and the excited utterance exception to the hearsay rule. The trial judge carefully considered the reliability of the statements and we find no abuse of discretion in their admission. Neither do we find error in…