Cigainero v. State

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

Appellant, Mary Elizabeth Cigainero, was convicted of first degree murder in the shooting death of her husband, Christopher Cigainero. She argues that her conviction should be reversed claiming there was insufficient evidence to support the conviction and the trial court erred in not granting her a new trial based on juror bias. We disagree and affirm her conviction.

Early the morning of June 4, 1989, Christopher Cigainero returned home after an evening with his cousins. As he attempted to enter the house through his living room window, he was shot through the…