State v. Hamilton

NAHMIAS, Justice.

At a trial in March 2011, the jury found Martina Hamilton guilty of felony murder and other crimes in connection with the shooting death of her ex-husband, Christopher Donaldson. In September 2015, the trial court granted Hamilton’s motion for new trial on the general and other grounds. The State appeals from that decision, but we affirm it.

1. The evidence presented at trial showed the following. Hamilton and Donaldson began their relationship in 2000. In 2001, they moved into an apartment together and had a son; D’Angelo, Hamilton’s son from a previous relationship, also…