Hornbuckle v. State

BOGGS, Justice.

Appellant Carol Sue Hornbuckle was convicted of murder in connection with a domestic dispute that ended in the stabbing death of Charles Keith Raburn.1 The trial court denied Hornbuckle’s amended motion for new trial, and she appeals, asserting error in denying her motion for immunity under OCGA § 16-3-24.2, errors in the trial court’s charge to the jury, and ineffective assistance of trial counsel. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the evidence presented at trial showed that Hornbuckle moved in with the victim…