Dent v. State

Marshall, Justice.

The appellant was convicted of murdering her son-in-law, Paul.Edward Barrett. She received a sentence of life imprisonment. She appeals. We affirm.

The evidence showed that, on the day of the murder, the appellant was being visited by her daughter. The appellant looked through the window and saw her son-in-law approaching the house. The daughter met her husband in the front yard, gave him a key to their house, and he continued walking down the road to his sister’s house. The appellant, who had gotten a gun, positioned herself at the fence adjacent to the road. She told the…