Reed v. State

MILLS, Judge.

Reed appeals a jury verdict finding him guilty of the second degree murder of his wife, Denise. The question before us is whether the trial court erred in excluding certain testimony of two defense witnesses. The trial court did not err and we affirm.

After the discovery of the body of Reed’s wife and after the police arrived, a crowd gathered outside the Reed residence. Two neighbors in the crowd stated that a man called “Frank” said that Denise had been killed and that she had been stabbed in the chest about twelve times. They gave a description of “Frank” similar to that given…