Redd v. State

Samuel Dennis Redd, Appellant, seeks review of his judgment and sentence for trafficking in cocaine. At trial, the State elicited double hearsay and relied on it heavily to prove the truth of the matter asserted therein, which was that Appellant was in possession of some of the cocaine at issue. We conclude that this double hearsay was not admissible under any exception to the hearsay rule and, contrary to the State’s arguments, Appellant did not open the door to its admission. Because the error in the admission of this inadmissible evidence cannot be characterized as harmless, we reverse…