Love v. State

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

Appellant-defendant William Love, Sr. appeals his conviction for Battery,1 a Class B misdemeanor. Specifically, Love argues that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting hearsay which did not qualify as an excited utterance. Moreover, Love contends that without this inadmissible hearsay, there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction.

FACTS

The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that on the night of February 13,1998, Anton Gallagher was driving home past the Love residence when he observed a woman standing in the street, waving her arms and…