AVILEZ v. State

Appellant seeks review of his convictions for sexual battery with a deadly weapon and burglary with assault. Appellant raises multiple issues on appeal, but we write only to address his argument that the trial court erred in overruling his hearsay objection to a State witness’s testimony that she had personally assigned a key card to appellant. We agree with the State that the subject testimony was not hearsay, and affirm.

In August of 2004, L.A.R. worked as a mobile service manager at the InTown Suites Hotel. L.A.R. helped open the new hotel and was required to live there. Approximately one…