People v. Dooley

Opinion by

Judge CASEBOLT.

Defendant, James Dooley, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of first degree murder. We affirm.

Defendant and the victim were involved in an on-again, off-again romantic relationship over a period of a year. The victim spent most of the year moving back and forth between the defendant’s household and that of her husband. Defendant revealed his displeasure with this situation by telling a coworker that he felt as if he should kill both the victim and her husband, even though that would leave the victim’s child an orphan.

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