State v. Tyler

Appellant Linda Tyler was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole. We affirm.

FACTS

On the morning of September 26, 1996, while riding as a passenger in a car driven by her husband Van, Tyler poured gasoline on her husband’s head and used her cigarette lighter to “light him up.” She did so because she had learned the day before that a next door neighbor was 2 weeks pregnant with his child. Van Tyler died the following day of third degree burns and inhalation injury. Tyler was found guilty but mentally ill (GBMI) of murder.

ISSUES

1. Did the trial court…