State v. Smith

PATRICIA L. COHEN, Judge.

Introduction

Defendant Katrina Smith appeals her conviction for voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action on the grounds that the trial court erred when it: (1) excluded Officer Darren Wilson’s testimony regarding Defendant’s statement that she stabbed the victim only after he threatened her with a gun; and (2) when it allowed the State’s rebuttal witness, Ruby Wesley, to testify about previous occasions where the victim stated during telephone conversations that Defendant was coming after him with a knife. We affirm.

Background

Defendant was charged with…