State v. Cannon

HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

Donald R. Cannon, Jr., appeals his conviction, after a jury trial, for second degree murder and armed criminal action. Cannon contends the trial court abused its discretion in admitting the recording of a 911 emergency call by a witness as being in violation of his rights under the Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause. He further argues that the trial court erred in admitting evidence that he had threatened a witness. This court, relying on recent cases from the United States Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of Missouri, finds the statements made during a 911…