Blackwell v. State

Hunt, Justice.

George Lee Blackwell was convicted of the felony murder of Hattie Mae Blackwell, his wife of 27 years, and sentenced to life in prison. He seeks a new trial on two grounds: that the evidence does not support the verdict and that his videotaped confession should not have been admitted into evidence. We affirm.

The defendant was sleeping at his home the evening of September 12, 1988, when his wife returned from playing bingo and woke him up, nagging him about failing to get a job. An argument, including name-calling ensued, with the wife threatening the defendant and finally…