ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI
BANKS, Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. This matter comes before the Court upon the State's petition for writ of certiorari. We granted certiorari to clarify our "tender years" exception to the hearsay rule, Miss. R. Evid. 803(25). We conclude that a child under twelve is rebuttably presumed to be of tender years and that, where a person is twelve or older, a trial court must make a factual determination as to whether...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
- Updated daily.
- Uncompromising quality.
- Complete, Accurate, Current.
