State v. Woods

¶1 In this case, we are asked to determine whether the trial court abused its discretion in finding two children competent to testify against their father on charges of sexual molestation and whether the trial court abused its discretion in admitting the children’s hearsay statements to their foster mother and the state investigative specialist. We hold that the trial court did not abuse its broad discretion, and we therefore affirm the Court of Appeals.

Ireland, J.*

FACTS

¶2 Defendant James Woods is the father of two girls, HW and PW. HW was born on August 5,1995, and PW was born on June 13,…