Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree for causing the death of Beverly Vance. She was doused with liquid lye as she slept early one morning and died 12 days later of her injuries. The sole contention raised by the defendant on appeal is that the court erred in admitting into evidence as "excited utterances" Vance's statements that he was the culprit. We find that the court's ruling was proper.
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