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991313P.pdf   12/30/1999  Leonard Reed  v.  John Thalacker
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  99-1313
   Southern District of Iowa   
   Prisoner case - habeas. Excited utterance exception to hearsay rule 
   was inapplicable to statements child victim made concerning incidents 
   of molestation, and the state trial court erred in admitting the statements 
   without developing a record as to their trustworthiness; admission 
   of the testimony was not harmless, and grant of habeas relief affirmed.