Massey v. State

Thompson, Justice.

James Massey was convicted of malice murder and arson in the first degree.1 He appeals, enumerating as error the admission into evidence of two hearsay statements.

Massey and his daughter, Melissa, lived with his mother and stepfather, Idene and Reuben McGraw. At approximately 6:30 p.m. on the day in question, Tina Brown, Massey’s next door neighbor, saw Massey leave his mother’s house and walk toward Faye McGraw’s trailer. Melissa tried to stop Massey from leaving, but she was unable to do so. She approached Brown and told her that she needed to find a friend “to help her…