Bridges v. State
Court of Appeals of Indiana
247 N.E.2d 217 (Ind. Ct. App. 1969)
Relevant factsFree
Bridges (defendant) was charged with sexually abusing a child, and the central factual dispute at trial was whether the abuse occurred inside Bridges's own house. Prosecutors introduced testimony from police and the victim's mother recounting statements the child victim made describing specific details of the house's exterior and the layout of the room where the abuse occurred; the trial court admitted this testimony, Bridges was convicted, and he appealed.
IssueFree
Whether out-of-court statements describing details of a location are admissible, not for their truth, but to show the declarant's personal knowledge of that location.