Opinion ID: 1913174
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 9

Heading: testimony of other witnesses

Text: Huebner claims that the trial court erred in admitting the testimony of Rock, a social worker, and Ramirez, a counselor, as to the details of the sexual assault. In State v. Smith, 241 Neb. 311, 488 N.W.2d 33 (1992), this court upheld the admission of corroborative testimony under similar circumstances. The victim in Smith testified, and it was suggested during cross-examination that she had falsified her story of sexual abuse. Corroborative testimony by her mother and the investigating officer was challenged. The testimony of the mother and the investigating officer was held to be admissible to show that the victim had made prior consistent statements. Likewise, in this case, the victim testified prior to the testimony of Rock and Ramirez. During the victim's cross-examination, it was suggested that she had fabricated the story because she did not like the relationship between Huebner and her mother. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting the challenged testimony as a prior consistent statement.