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IN RE Z.L.B.

No. 01-1209.

102 S.W.3d 120 (2003)

In the Matter of Z.L.B.

Supreme Court of Texas.

March 13, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Patrick Reynolds, Assistant District Attorney, William T. (Bill) Hill, Dallas County Criminal District Attorney's Office, Dallas, Winnie B. Beck, for petitioner.

Derrick John Morrison, Dallas County Public Defender, George E. Ashford, Michael Keith Bryant, Dallas, Kellye Reeves Swanda, Dean M. Swanda, Arlington, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

In the trial of a juvenile for certain sexual or assaultive offenses, the Texas Family Code makes an "outcry" exception to the hearsay rule for "statements that describe the alleged violation that: (1) were made by the child who is the alleged victim of the violation; and (2) were made to the first person, 18 years of age or older, to whom the child made a statement about the violation." Tex. Fam.Code § 54.031(b); see also Tex.Code Crim. Proc...

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