PUBLISHED IN PART
BECKER, J.
The State proved a charge of attempted child molestation solely through testimony about what the 11-year-old victim said to several neighbors immediately after the incident. We hold that a trial court has discretion to admit hearsay uttered spontaneously in reaction to a startling event even when the hearsay itself is used to establish that the startling event occurred.
Eleven-year-old KL lived with her mother and her...
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