Following a jury trial, Deanthony Griffin appeals his convictions for murder, felony murder, armed robbery, burglary, possession of a firearm during the commission of an armed robbery and possession of a firearm during the commission of a burglary.1 Griffin contends that the trial court made several errors regarding the admissibility of certain evidence and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm. In the light most favorable to the verdict, the record shows that, on October 25, 2002, David Brian Cribbs, Sr. was found shot to death in his truck parked in the driveway of his home in Savannah, Georgia. His two adult children, David Brian Cribbs, Jr. “Junior” and Ashley Brooks Cribbs, were also shot to death, and their bodies were found behind a detached garage. All three victims had been shot in the head. The prior day, Griffin borrowed his sister’s car to visit Junior, who owed him money. Griffin admitted going to the Cribbs’ home twice on the day of the murders, but stated that the Cribbs were not home during either visit. Neighbors heard gunshots around the home at approximately 7:30 p.m., near the last time that the Cribbs children were heard from, and again at 10:00 p.m that evening, when Cribbs, Sr. returned home for the day. A number of items stolen from the Cribbs’ home at the time of the murders, including a floor safe, computer equipment, and clothing were subsequently found in a dumpster next to a storage locker Griffin shared with his girlfriend, and the items were contained in plastic bags which had Griffin’s fingerprints on them. The plastic bags came from a roll of trash bags found in the trunk of the car which Griffin borrowed from his sister on the day of the murders. This evidence was amply sufficient to authorize the jury to find Griffin guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of all of the crimes for which he was convicted. Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U.S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979; Tarver v. State , 278 Ga. 358, 361 5 602 SE2d 627 2004 evidence sufficient to find existence of aggravating circumstances under OCGA § 17-10-30 b.
1. Griffin contends that the trial court erred by admitting a certain hearsay statement made by Ashley Cribbs before her death to her close friend, Rachel Bolton. During trial, Bolton testified that, on one occasion, she and Ashley Cribbs returned to the Cribbs’ home and found Griffin waiting there. At the time, Ashley told Bolton: “What is he doing here He’s not supposed to know where we live.” The trial court admitted this statement pursuant to the necessity exception to the hearsay rule.
