State v. Jefferson

Defendant, Alfonso Jefferson appeals from a jury conviction of robbery and two counts of assault.

His appeal from the judgment and sentence raises three questions. (1) Was the state erroneously permitted to impeach its own witness (Carrie Holland) ? She was initially called by the defendant in support of his alibi. Later, on the state’s rebuttal, she was further cross-examined by the state to perfect the foundation for impeaching contradictory statements she made to two police detectives. (2) Was it a violation of the hearsay rule to permit impeaching testimony of the two police detectives,…