State v. Titus

This criminal case presents three questions, each involving evidentiary issues. First, whether, as defendant contends, the trial court erred by excluding evidence suggesting that a state’s witness improperly had attempted to influence the trial by threatening a defense witness. Second, whether the trial court improperly admitted certain hearsay evidence. Third, whether the trial court erred when it admitted, over his relevancy objection, evidence of defendant’s prior drug use.

As to the first question, we conclude that, although the trial court erred in excluding the evidence of improper…