190 N.C. App. 620 - State v. Hairston’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “Defendant contends that the statement was not offered for the truth of the matter asserted, but instead was offered as a historical fact — that is, whether Hicks knew defendant or not. Defendant, however, goes on to argue that the trial court’s ruling requires reversal because, according to defendant, such evidence would have aided defendant’s arguments concerning his alibi defense. According to defendant, had the testimony been admitted, the jury could have used the information as “proof’ that Brown and another person, not defendant, committed the robbery. In essence, defendant argues that the testimony was not elicited for its truth, but had it been admitted, the jury could have used the statement for the truth of the matter asserted, that Hicks, who had used the stolen credit cards, did not know defendant — thus making it less likely that defendant participated in the robbery of Moore. Accordingly, the trial court did not err in sustaining the State’s objection as the testimony was offered for the truth of the matter asserted.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. 233 N.C. App. 523 - State v. Cousin