State v. Humphrey

CAMPBELL, Judge.

The defendant raises two questions on appeal:

1. Whether the trial court committed prejudicial error in allowing the State’s witness to give hearsay evidence of flight and in instructing the jury on the consideration of evidence of flight.

2. Whether the court’s instructions to the jury on the principles of alibi were proper.

Over objection by defendant, the trial court allowed the State’s witness, Ark Smith, to testify that police officers told him they would “ ... try to stop him [defendant] at the airport.” The defendant contends that this testimony was hearsay and therefore…