Jackson v. State

DICKSON, Judge.

The defendant, Earl Jackson, was convicted for the January 13, 1995 murder1 of Derik Hale and sentenced to fifty-five years imprisonment. In this direct appeal, he asserts the following as trial court errors: (1) exclusion of testimony of the defendant’s statements; (2) admission of evidence pertaining to the defendant’s shoes; and (3) improper sentence. We affirm.

The defendant contends that the trial court erroneously excluded testimony from Jose Shelby about the defendant’s statements hours after the crime. Admissibility determinations by the trial court are reviewed for…