Cecil v. Commonwealth

SPAIN, Justice.

A Jefferson Circuit Court jury on February 14, 1992, convicted the appellant, Gabrielle Cecil, of the intentional murder, while mentally ill, of her former boyfriend, Ronnie Hibbard. The trial judge subsequently sentenced her to life imprisonment, as recommended by the jury. She appeals to this Court as a matter of right, and we affirm the conviction and sentence.

Ms. Cecil became acquainted with Mr. Hibbard and with Mrs. Loren Collard in about 1985, as all three worked for United Parcel Service (UPS). In June of 1988, shortly after Mrs. Collard’s husband died in a vehicle…