State v. Freeman

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

Defendant, Marvin Rudolph Freeman, was indicted on three counts of first-degree murder in the shooting death of his ex-wife, Sherry Kadin. At trial, Freeman proffered an alibi defense, maintaining that his car’s malfunctioning condition prevented him from being at the crime scene. The trial court allowed the state to present evidence that Freeman’s car was operable. The state obtained this evidence by inspecting Freeman’s car, which involved testing various aspects of the ear’s electrical and mechanical systems. At the end of the trial, the jury found Freeman guilty…