Friday v. State

4 Citing cases

  1. Austin v. State

    282 So. 3d 545 (Miss. Ct. App. 2019)   Cited 6 times
    Finding the trial court did not abuse its discretion in determining that the child's mother's testimony regarding the child's statements were reliable

    "The standard of review for the admission of hearsay evidence is abuse of discretion." Friday v. State , 217 So.3d 759, 764 (¶18) (Miss. Ct. App. 2017). In examining this issue, we recognize that the record shows that Amy testified at trial and was subject to cross examination where her motive to lie and veracity were questioned.

  2. Bays v. State

    344 So. 3d 303 (Miss. Ct. App. 2022)   Cited 5 times

    An error is considered harmless when "the weight of the evidence against [the defendant was] sufficient to outweigh the harm done by allowing admission of the evidence." Friday v. State , 217 So. 3d 759, 765 (¶21) (Miss. Ct. App. 2017).

  3. Beale v. State

    361 So. 3d 673 (Miss. Ct. App. 2022)   Cited 4 times

    ¶40. "The standard of review for the admission of hearsay evidence is abuse of discretion." Friday v. State , 217 So. 3d 759, 764 (¶18) (Miss. Ct. App. 2017). Hearsay is a statement that "(1) the declarant does not make while testifying at the current trial or hearing; and (2) a party offers in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted in the statement."

  4. McCammon v. State

    299 So. 3d 873 (Miss. Ct. App. 2020)   Cited 7 times

    We review the admission of evidence under the tender years exception for an abuse of discretion. Friday v. State , 217 So. 3d 759, 764 (¶18) (Miss. Ct. App. 2017). Rule 803(25) provides that "[a] statement by a child of tender years describing any acts of sexual contact with or by another is admissible if: (a) the court—after a hearing outside the jury's presence—determines that the statement's time, content, and circumstances provide substantial indicia of reliability; and (b) the child either (i) testifies; or (ii) is unavailable as a witness, and other evidence corroborates the act."