OPINION
PRICE, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
During the appellant's trial for aggravated robbery, the trial court admitted a hearsay statement made by the victim four days after the attack. We granted review to determine whether the victim's hearsay statement qualifies as an excited utterance. We conclude that it does because a reasonable trial judge could have concluded that the victim was still under the influence of the startling...
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