State v. Lewis

DON E. BURRELL, J.-~OPINION AUTHOR

A jury found Arlie Richard Lewis, Jr. (“Defendant”) guilty of statutory sodomy, three counts of possession of child pornography, and two counts of possession of more than twenty still images of child pornography. See sections 566.062 and STS.OBT^lXa).1 The statutory sodomy offense occurred between May 2009 and October 20, 2011.

In a single point relied on, Defendant claims the trial court abused its discretion in allowing the admission of out-of-court statements made by Defendant’s child (“Child”), the victim of the statutory sodomy offense, because (1) the…