State v. Redman

ROBERTSON, Judge.

The rule against hearsay to the contrary notwithstanding, section 491.075.1(1), (2)(a), RSMo 1994, admits as evidence testimony concerning out-of-court statements made by a child under the age of twelve who is the alleged victim of sexual abuse to prove the truth of the matter asserted in the child’s statement if the trial court finds “that the time, content and circumstances of the statement provide sufficient indicia of reliability” and “[t]he child testifies at the proceedings.” Id.

In Idaho v. Wright, 497 U.S. 805, 821, 110 S.Ct. 3139, 3149, 111 L.Ed.2d 638 (1990), the…