STATE v. THOMPSON

1 CA-CR 11588.

167 Ariz. 230 (1990)

805 P.2d 1051

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Stephen Duane THOMPSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department C.

As Corrected August 28, 1990.

Review Granted March 5, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Corbin, The Atty. Gen. by Jessica G. Funkhouser, Chief Counsel, Crim. Div., and Jack Roberts, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Maurice W. Coburn, Lake Havasu City, for appellant.


OPINION

McGREGOR, Judge.

This case requires us to decide whether the trial judge committed prejudicial error by admitting hearsay testimony that did not comply with all the requirements of Rule 803(24), Arizona Rules of Evidence, the residual exception to the hearsay rule. We find prejudicial error and reverse the judgment of conviction.

I.

Defendant/appellant Thompson (defendant) appeals from his conviction of one count of sexual conduct with...

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