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Court weighs admissibility of prior threats and a video of the decedent in State v. Gibson
Summary
The Court of Criminal Appeals heard argument in State v. Antonio Gibson about the exclusion of investigator testimony about threats and a video showing the decedent with a handgun, which defense counsel said corroborated a self‑defense claim.
The Court of Criminal Appeals heard arguments in State of Tennessee v. Antonio Gibson over whether the trial court improperly excluded evidence defense counsel said corroborated a self‑defense claim: (1) investigator testimony recounting threats the decedent allegedly made, and (2) a video the defense described as showing the decedent ‘‘showing off’’ a handgun.
Appellant counsel Joshua Hedrick said the excluded investigator testimony would have corroborated contemporaneous statements the decedent allegedly made to the victim’s girlfriend and would have strengthened the girlfriend’s account at trial. Hedrick acknowledged the record lacked a contemporaneous offer of proof when the investigator was…
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