State v. Turner

Introduction

KURT S. ODENWALD, Judge.

The appellant, George Turner (“Turner”), appeals from the judgment entered upon a jury verdict convicting him of burglary in the first degree in violation of Section 569.160,1 arson in the first degree in violation of Section 569.040, and armed criminal action in violation of Section 571.015. On appeal, Turner challenges his convictions on the ground that the trial court erred in the admission of hearsay testimony. Because the hearsay testimony challenged by Turner met the requirements of an excited utterance, such testimony was admissible as an exception…