Wright v. State

In Wright v. State, 226 Ga. App. 848, 850 (5) (487 SE2d 405) (1997), officers found a beeper on a path near the defendant's other belongings, and, subsequent to its discovery, the beeper went off and an officer called the number indicated. Id. A woman answered and asked, "Who's this, Derrick?" Id. The defendant's first name was Derrick. Id. at 848. On appeal, the defendant contended that the admission of testimony regarding the women's response to the call was error because it was hearsay. Id. at 850 (5). The Court disagreed, concluding that the woman's response was a verbal act introduced not for its truth but to connect the defendant to the beeper. Id.