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TAYLOR v. STATE

No. 49S00-9710-CR-525.

697 N.E.2d 51 (1998)

Eric TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

July 9, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia Caress McMath, Appellate Public Defender, Indianapolis, for Defendant-Appellant.

Jeffrey A. Modisett, Attorney General of Indiana, Priscilla J. Fossum, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

DICKSON, Judge.

The defendant, Eric Taylor, appeals his conviction for the murder1 of Mattie Smith ("Smith"). In this direct appeal, he raises a single issue: whether the trial court erroneously admitted hearsay evidence in violation of his right to confront witnesses.

At trial, the State sought to introduce the statements Smith made to her mother, her mother's boyfriend, and a police officer, after she had been stabbed. The evidence...

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