State v. S.T.M.

¶1 S.T.M. was charged with incest-along with other related offenses-in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court. The State’s primary witness was K.M., the defendant’s toddler daughter, against whom he allegedly committed the offense. Because the young girl was not competent to testify, the State sought to have her hearsay statements admitted into evidence. The District Court conducted a hearing on the issue and held that KM.’s statements were admissible under the residual exception to the hearsay rule. S.T.M. appeals. We affirm.

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¶2 We restate the issues S.T.M. presents for review as…