Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Jul 25, 2023
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Kevin Fields, Appellant.
Kevin Fields appealed his convictions for murder, armed criminal action, robbery, and domestic assault of Tami Allen following a jury trial. Fields argued the trial court erred by sending testimonial lab reports to the jury and by admitting Victim's hearsay statements under the forfeiture-by-wrongdoing doctrine, violating his Confrontation Clause rights. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, finding the lab reports were not testimonial for jury deliberations and the hearsay statements were properly admitted under the forfeiture-by-wrongdoing doctrine.