State v. Hurst

EAGLES, Judge.

The defendant argues that the trial court erred in admitting the statement of Roneka Jackson. First, the defendant contends that the trial court erred in admitting the hearsay testimony of Roneka Jackson “pursuant to N.C.G.S. §8C-1, Rule 804(b)5,” which was in the form of an out-of-court recorded oral statement given to a police investigator. The defendant argues that the statement lacks the inherent trustworthiness necessary for admission under Rule 804(b)(5), and therefore admission of the statement violated defendant’s constitutional right to confront a witness, based on the…