Dixon v. State

Charged with attempted second degree murder, kidnapping, and criminal mischief, Alan Dixon was convicted of aggravated battery causing serious bodily injury after a jury trial. We reverse because the trial court erroneously excluded evidence that was admissible either as non-hearsay or as an exception to the rule against hearsay.

The State’s Evidence

The victim, an adult entertainer, resided in one of the two adjacent hotel rooms she shared with Dixon and another entertainer named Juanice. Although Dixon later testified that he had a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship with the victim, she…