State v. Elliott

PHILLIP R. GARRISON, Judge.

George D. Elliott, Jr., (“Defendant”) appeals the convictions, after a bench trial, of forcible rape, a violation of Section 566.030, 1 forcible sodomy, a violation of Section 566.060, domestic assault in the second degree, a violation of Section 565.073, and false imprisonment, a violation of Section 565.130. Defendant contends that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting the victim’s written statement because it allowed the State to improperly bolster and add undue weight to the victim’s testimony by, in effect, allowing her to testify twice.

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