Thomas v. State

PAUL E. ALPERT, Judge,

Specially Assigned.

There are three issues before the Court in this criminal appeal. They are:

1. Whether the trial court committed reversible error in admitting as an exception to the hearsay rule a third party’s confirmation of the key witness’s prior inconsistent statements.

2. Whether the trial judge should have declared a mistrial after the jury, over a period of several days, was unable to reach a unanimous verdict.

3. Whether there was sufficient evidence to sustain the charge of murder.

Of central importance to our decision is the trial court’s allowance of the…