Goss v. State

Gregory, Justice.

Martha Goss was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.* 1 *She was also convicted of theft by taking of a motor ve- hide and concealing a death and sentenced to terms of 10 years and 12 months, respectively. We affirm.

From the evidence at trial, the jury could have found that on August 17, 1985, Goss was living and working as a housekeeper in the home of J. C. Corbett. That afternoon, Goss and Corbett went to a fish fry at the home of Wanda Lee Howard. The couple argued throughout the afternoon. At around 6 p.m., they left the fish fry with Howard’s…