Pressey v. State

HOLLAND, Justice:

Following a jury trial in the Superior Court, the defendant-appellant, Jamour Pressey (“Pressey”), was convicted of Robbery in the First Degree and Resisting Arrest. In this direct appeal, Pressey contends that the trial judge abused her discretion in admitting a victim’s prior out-of-court statement under the excited utterance exception to the hearsay rule. We have concluded that claim is without merit. Accordingly, the judgments of the Superi- or Court are affirmed.

Facts and Procedural History

The crime at issue occurred when seventeen-year-old Anthony Calm (“Calm”) was…