STATE v. MATSAMAS

No. 880048.

808 P.2d 1048 (1991)

STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Tony W. MATSAMAS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

March 6, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debra K. Loy and Elizabeth Holbrook, Salt Lake City, for defendant and appellant.

R. Paul Van Dam and Barbara Bearnson, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellee.


ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

Defendant Tony W. Matsamas appeals from his jury convictions of rape of a child and sodomy on a child. See Utah Code Ann. §§ 76-5-402.1, -403.1 (1990). Matsamas argues, inter alia, that his convictions should be reversed because the trial court failed to make proper findings under section 76-5-411(2) of the Code before admitting evidence of the child victim's hearsay statements. Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-411(2) (1990). We agree...

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