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STATE v. GORDON

952 S.W.2d 817 (1997)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Maurice GORDON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

September 29, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey A. DeVasher, Senior Asst. Public Defender, Joan A. Lawson, Senior Asst. Public Defender, Ross Alderman, Deputy Public Defender, Nashville, for Appellant.

Charles Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor Gen., Elizabeth T. Ryan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Victor S. Johnson, III, Dist. Atty. Gen., Renee Erb, Bill Reed, Asst. Dist. Attys. Gen., Nashville, for Appellee.

OPINION

ANDERSON, Chief Judge.

We granted this appeal to review two familiar exceptions to the rule which excludes hearsay statements from a trial: statements relating to a startling event or condition made while under the stress of excitement from the event or condition; and statements made for the purpose of medical diagnosis and treatment.

The defendant was convicted of aggravated rape. The trial court ruled that statements made by the victim...

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