Opinion ID: 2193321
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Jackie's Statements to Michael

Text: Shortly before Jackie made the disputed statement, Michael saw her running down the street, naked from the waist up and covered by only a nightgown from the waist down. He saw her falling down as she tried to run. He described her as breathing heavily, crying, and shaking. When she made the statement, she had not yet covered her partially naked body, although she was running down a street in her neighborhood at 8:30 on a Saturday morning. There can be no doubt that Jackie's statement may be taken as expressing her true belief, because it was made under the immediate and uncontrolled domination of the senses as a result of the shock produced by the event. State v. Strong, 142 S.W.3d at 718. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting Michael's testimony.