Jones v. State

VEASEY, Chief Justice:

In this case we consider whether the trial court properly admitted a murder victim’s hearsay statements regarding her intent to end her relationship with the defendant and her belief that the relationship was over and, if so, whether the trial court was required to issue an accompanying limiting instruction. We reaffirm that a homicide victim’s hearsay statements are admissible under D.R.E. 803(8) 1 if they express the victim’s then existing state of mind or intended future conduct 2 and are relevant to proving the defendant’s motive to kill. Because the statements in…