Hobgood v. State

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¶ 1. On January 28, 2004, Richard Hobgood was convicted in the Hinds County Circuit Court, First Judicial District, of sexual battery of a child under the age of 14, pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. Section 97-3-95(1)(d). He was sentenced to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. Section 97-3-101(3). Hobgood asserts the trial court erred by: (1) ruling the victim was unavailable pursuant to Miss. R. Evid. 804; (2)…