STATE v. VIGIL

No. S-11-434.

810 N.W.2d 687 (2012)

283 Neb. 129

STATE of Nebraska, appellee, v. Jorge VIGIL, appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

January 27, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer A. Birmingham , Chief Deputy Madison County Public Defender, and Melissa A. Wentling , Norfolk, for appellant.

Jon Bruning , Attorney General, and George R. Love , Columbus, for appellee.

CONNOLLY, STEPHAN, McCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ., and MOORE, Judge.


McCORMACK, J.

NATURE OF CASE

The issue in this case is whether statements of a child sexual assault victim to a forensic interviewer working for the child advocacy department of a hospital are admissible under the Nebraska Evidence Rules hearsay exception for "[s]tatements made for purposes of medical diagnosis or treatment and describing medical history, or past or present symptoms, pain, or sensations, or the inception or general character of the cause...

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