Humphrey v. State

Hines, Justice.

Cody Lee Humphrey appeals his conviction for malice murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of 11-year-old Precious Hostick. He challenges an in-court identification; the introduction of similar transactions; the admission into evidence of a witness’s recorded statement; the trial court’s instruction regarding such statement; the admission of certain hearsay testimony; and the denials of his motions for directed verdicts of acquittal. Finding the challenges to be without merit, we affirm.

The evidence viewed in favor of the verdicts showed that on August 17, 1993,…