State v. Rodriguez-Castillo

The primary question this case presents is whether a translated statement is hearsay and, if it is, whether the statement comes within an exception to the hearsay rule. The trial court ruled that the victim’s translated statements were admissible under an exception for reports of sexual abuse, and the jury convicted defendant of one count of sexual abuse and acquitted him on the remaining 10 counts. A divided en banc Court of Appeals affirmed. State v. Rodriguez-Castillo, 210 Or App 479, 151 P3d 931 (2007). The lead opinion in the Court of Appeals reasoned that the statements were not…