Veasley v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
735 So.2d 432 (1999)
Herman VEASLEY a/k/a Herman Veasley, Jr., a/k/a "June"
v.
STATE of Mississippi.
No. 95-CT-00367-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
April 22, 1999.
Stephen Alan Brandon, Clarksdale, Attorney for Appellant.
Office of the Attorney General by Dewitt T. Allred, III, Attorney for Appellee.
EN BANC.
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
BANKS, Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. This matter comes before the Court upon the State's petition for writ of certiorari. We granted certiorari to clarify our "tender years" exception to the hearsay rule, Miss. R. Evid. 803(25). We conclude that a child under…
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