Gurley v. State

Defendant, Appellant, was convicted of murder in the first degree for the hired killing of Donald Stout. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. His appeal presents the following five issues:

1. Admissibility of State’s exhibits over an objection that there had been a failure to show an adequate chain of custody.

2. Admission of a State’s witness’s testimony over an objection of hearsay.

3. Exclusion of a defense witness’s testimony of an out-of-court assertion purportedly offered for impeachment purposes rather than to prove the truth of the matter asserted.

4. Error alleged in that the court…