Stansell v. State

Benham, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from Scotty Lee Stansell’s conviction for malice murder arising from his fatal shooting of his wife Crystal. The State put on evidence at trial which supported a finding of the following facts and events. The Stansells had been married for approximately two years and had a six-month-old child at the time of the shooting, but their marriage was troubled and they were considering divorce. On the Thursday before the shooting, which occurred in the early morning hours of a Sunday, Stansell threatened to beat his wife and told his wife’s sister that if his wife…