State v. PASTUER

MARTIN, Chief Judge.

Defendant was charged in a bill of indictment with the first-degree murder of his estranged wife, Narskelsky Pastuer. He entered a plea of not guilty, was convicted by a jury, and was sentenced as a Class A felon to life imprisonment without parole. Defendant appeals.

The State’s evidence at trial tended to show that defendant and Mrs. Pastuer separated in April 2006 after eleven or twelve years of marriage. According to the testimony of Mrs. Pastuer’s daughter, Melissa Battle, defendant had been abusive to Mrs. Pastuer, and she was afraid of him. As a result, Mrs. Pastuer…