State v. Weed

WILLIAM A. BABLITCH,

¶ 1. J. The defendant, Patricia Weed (Weed) petitioned this court for review of a court of appeals' decision1 that upheld a circuit court's judgment of conviction and order denying post-conviction relief. There are a number of issues presented: (1) whether the circuit court erroneously exercised its discretion in admitting a hearsay statement made by Weed's deceased husband; (2) whether the admitted hearsay statement violated Weed's right to confrontation; (3) whether Weed received ineffective assistance of counsel because her attorney failed to object to the statement on…