Jones v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “During the trial, law officer Sullivan testified that when he came to the scene of the killing to investigate the incident he heard a bystander say (referring to Jones), "he's the one that done the shooting," to which testimony defense counsel unsuccessfully objected. The defense now argues that Sullivan's testimony constitute inadmissible hearsay, the admission of which was reversible error. In considering this proposition, we point out that when the bystander said, "he's the one ...," the accused was present and replied, "Yeah, and I'll get you as soon as I get out of this mess." Allowing the jury to hear and consider the bystander's testimony was not error, because the testimony is an exception to the hearsay rule. The bystander's statement (he's the one...) was made in the presence of Jones (the accused), who had a fair opportunity to deny, ignore, or otherwise respond to the statement that he shot Williams. Jones chose not to remain silent and voluntarily responded, in effect, that he did just what the bystander said he did and would "get" the bystander later "as soon as I get out of this mess." The action of the trial court in overruling the defense objection was proper. Jones v. State, 228 Miss. 296 , 87 So.2d 573 (1956).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 492 So. 2d 581 - McBride v. State · 860 So. 2d 704 - Howell v. State