State v. Perdue

MEYER, Justice.

In this appeal from her conviction of first-degree murder of her infant daughter, defendant argues: (1) that the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction of first-degree murder, (2) that the court erred in admitting her inculpatory statement into evidence, (3) that the court erred in overruling defendant’s objections to the district attorney’s closing argument, and (4) that the court erroneously instructed the jury on the element of malice. We find no error.

In March 1985, defendant, Sheila Perdue, lived in a mobile home with her husband, Homer Perdue, and their…