Hicks v. State

The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s conviction for capital murder for which Defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole in twenty-eight years. On appeal, Defendant challenged the sufficiency of the evidence and the admission of certain hearsay testimony. The Supreme Court held (1) the circuit court did not err in permitting hearsay testimony of an emergency medical technician regarding a statement the victim had made to him while receiving medical treatment under a hearsay exception; and (2) the circuit court did not err in denying Defendant’s motion for directed verdict because the evidence was sufficient to sustain Defendant’s conviction for the murder of another person in the commission or attempted commission of a robbery. View "Hicks v. State" on Justia Law