Luallen v. State

Hunstein, Justice.

Mary Carolyn Luallen was found guilty of the malice murder of her 19-year-old niece, Angie Jernigan, and was sentenced to life in prison. She appeals from the denial of her motion for a new trial.1

1. Evidence was adduced from which a jury was authorized to find that Luallen, who had temporary custody of Jernigan’s infant, was upset over Jernigan’s plan to regain custody of her child. On the afternoon of July 27, 1992 Luallen met with Jernigan. While in Luallen’s car with the baby in the back seat, Luallen shot Jernigan twice *175in the head with a single action revolver (which…