McClure v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
575 S.W.2d 564 (Tex. Crim. App. 1979)
Relevant factsFree
McClure (defendant) was charged with murdering his wife and argued her infidelity motivated the killing. To show he knew of the infidelity before the murder, McClure sought to testify that a friend had told him about it. The trial court excluded the friend's statement as hearsay, and McClure was convicted.
IssueFree
Whether an out-of-court statement is admissible if offered to show the state of mind of someone else as a result of the statement, rather than to prove the truth of the statement.