State v. Milner

CRIST, Judge.

Defendant Aaron Milner appeals a conviction for one count of attempted robbery in the second degree, for which he was sentenced as a prior and persistent offender to fifteen years’ imprisonment. We affirm.

Defendant asserts on appeal that the trial court erred in admitting alleged hearsay statements made by a neighbor at the crime scene. The victim’s nine-year-old son ran to the neighbor for help, telling her a man was raping his mother and had a gun. In response, the neighbor contacted the police.

We view the evidence in a light most favorable to the verdict. On July 30, 1988, the…