State v. Chapman

— This is a prosecution for second-degree murder. Several questions are presented. Although there are some 16 assignments of error, the questions argued fall into three areas: (1) Were certain statements properly admitted? (2) Should a mistrial have been granted because of hearsay statements? and (3) Was a sketch of the scene properly admitted?

At approximately 2:45 a.m. on December 23, 1972, the husband of appellant was fatally shot while in the couple’s apartment at 1603 Terry Avenue, Seattle, Washington. Appellant fired six shots from a .38 revolver, one of which *374missed her husband and…