State v. Campbell

*635JONES, J.

This is a review of a criminal conviction. The issue is whether hearsay testimony by the mother of a three-year-old declarant who is the alleged victim of sexual abuse is admissible in evidence. We hold that under the facts of this case part of the testimony was admissible and part not if the defendant’s confrontation rights are satisfied.

Defendant was convicted after a non-jury trial of two counts of Sodomy in the First Degree1 based upon a written confession of the defendant and the testimony of the mother of the victim relating to the court the child’s statements made later in the…