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Victim’s Testimony About Her Own Statements Not Hearsay.

In affirming a rape conviction, the Fourth Department noted it was not necessary to apply the “prompt outcry” hearsay exception to the victim’s testimony about her own out-of-court statements because the statements were not hearsay. People v Curran, 1323, KA 08-01510 Fourth Dept. 2-1-13

 

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