Leeks v. State

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Appellant Carrie Leeks was convicted by a jury of murder and related offenses for the July 4, 2006 stabbing death of her husband, Louis Woodall. Appellant appeals the denial of her amended motion for new trial and the grant of the State’s motion to supplement the record. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm in part and vacate in part.* 1

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the evidence adduced at trial established as follows. On July 4, 2006, Appellant and her husband were hosting a party at their apartment when they began arguing. The victim…