Wetzel "Junior" Smith appeals his March 14, 1985 conviction for first degree murder with a recommendation of mercy. His principal argument on appeal is that the trial court erred in admitting two categories of extrajudicial or hearsay statements: (1) those made before and after the shooting by a coindictee who died prior to trial, and (2) those made by the deceased within two days of his death. With one...
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