State v. Hook

STORCKMAN, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of molesting a minor with immoral intent, a felony under § 563.160, RSMo 1959, V.A.M.S. The jury assessed his punishment at one year in the county jail and a fine of $300. The defendant’s appeal presents two evi-dentiary questions. The state’s sole witness was the state highway patrolman who arrested the defendant and interrogated the defendant and his 15-year-old stepdaughter. The defendant contends that certain incriminating statements made by the stepdaughter in response to questions by the patrolman were hearsay and inadmissible. The state…