CLINTON, Judge, dissenting. The majority construes “the first person ... to whom the child made a statement about the offense” under Article 38.072 V.A.C.C.P. to mean something broader than it supposes the child in this case told the teacher. The rationale of the majority opinion not only alleviates the evidentiary proponent of its burden of proof on the “first person” issue, but misapprehends the legislative in…
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