Opinion ID: 1302230
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Testimony of the Victim's Daughter

Text: Chaffee's daughter testified about her mother's state of mind on the night of the murder. The daughter said, I think she was afraid of him. Spry contends that this testimony was conjectural, as the witness did not have a sufficient basis for the testimony. Spry's argument is not persuasive. Chaffee never directly told her daughter that she was afraid of Spry. However, Chaffee did relate stories of prior abuse by Spry. Chaffee told her daughter about the saw incident where Spry threw Chaffee up against a wall and held a saw to her throat. Chaffee said the incident scared her. Chaffee also told her daughter that she was planning to change the telephone number so that Spry could not call and harass her or her roommates. Based on those statements, and the entire context of the conversation between Chaffee and her daughter, there was a sufficient basis for the daughter's testimony. The district court did not abuse its discretion.