Hyde v. State

Deborah Dennis, a Humane Society employee, over objection as to relevance, testified as follows:

“Q. Has Jack Hyde told you that he has a weapon?

A. Yes.

Q. Have you seen that weapon?

A. Yes.

Q. What kind of a weapon does he have?

A. It’s a sawed-off shotgun.

Q. Do you know the purpose for which Jack Hyde obtained that weapon?

KAREN R. STRUEH: Objection. It calls for conjecture and speculation.

THE COURT: Sustained.

Q. Did Jack Hyde tell you why he acquired that weapon?

A. Yes, he did.

Q. And what was it ... what was the purpose that he told you?

A. He told me that he had bought it and he was going to…