Fox v. United States

NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

After a jury trial appellant Fox was convicted of second-degree murder while armed, D.C.Code 1973, §§ 22-2403, -3202. Although appellant raises four issues on appeal, we need to discuss only two, both of which are evidentiary in nature. 1 He contends that the trial court erred in (1) admitting, over timely objection, the victim’s hearsay statement that she feared the appellant, and (2) failing to grant motions of judgment of acquittal. We agree with appellant’s first contention that the trial court committed reversible error in admitting inadmissible hearsay testimony…