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Beach v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided October 6, 2004No. 29A05-0406-CR-318PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BARNES, Judge.

Case Summary

Daniel Beach appeals his conviction for domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor. We affirm.

Issue

The sole issue is whether the trial court properly admitted hearsay evidence under the excited utterance exception of Indiana Evidence Rule 808(2).

Facts

The facts most favorable to the conviction reveal that on the evening of February 15, 20083, Beach and his girlfriend, J.D., were watching a movie with J.D.'s daughters, K.G., age thirteen, and C.B., age six, in Beach's trailer home. K.G. is J.D.'s daughter from a previous relationship; C.B. is the daughter of J.D.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Hammon v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. Appleton v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Fowler v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2004

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Hammon v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
  2. State v. DavisWashington Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Edwards v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007
  4. N.W.W. v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. NWW v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007

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