State v. Mekler

HUFF, J.:

In this criminal case, Jacqueline Mekler appeals following her conviction for murder. Mekler asserts the trial judge erred in (1) refusing to allow her to impeach one of the State’s witnesses, the deceased’s wife, with evidence that the witness expressed fear of the deceased after a domestic dispute when the witness denied she was ever afraid of the victim; (2) refusing to allow evidence appellant was aware of the deceased’s prior act of violence against the wife and the wife’s property, as this was relevant to appellant’s claim of self-defense; and (3) refusing to instruct the jury…