People v. Gladney

Patricia Campbell was mortally wounded during an exchange of gunfire with a man identified at trial as the defendant. After an eight-day jury trial on a charge of first-degree murder, the defendant was convicted of second-degree murder. This appeal challenges several of the trial court’s rulings. We affirm.

I

Over the defendant’s objections that the statements were hearsay, two prosecution witnesses testified that Patricia Campbell had told them that the defendant had threatened to kill her. One of the witnesses stated that the threats related to Campbell’s loss of certain drugs belonging to…