Norris v. State

CARLEY, Justice.

After a jury trial, Appellant Melissa Nicole Norris was found guilty of the malice murder of her father, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony. Merging the aggravated assault into the murder count, the trial court entered judgments of conviction for malice murder and the weapons charge, and sentenced Appellant to life imprisonment and to a consecutive five-year term. A motion for new trial was denied. She appeals pursuant to the trial court’s grant of a motion for out-of-time appeal. *

1. Construed most strongly in support of the verdict,…