State v. Turnmire

OPINION

SCOTT, Judge.

The appellant was convicted of two counts of murder in the first degree and received concurrent life sentences in the state penitentiary. On appeal she has presented three issues, none of which challenge the sufficiency of the convicting evidence. However, a brief recitation of the facts will aid in understanding the other issues.

The appellant is the daughter of the victims, James W. and Velma Jean Turnmire. At the time of the offenses she was fifteen years of age. April 27,1986 was a Sunday. Early that morning the appellant called her friend, Kimberly Jo Showman, and…