Boring v. State

HUNSTEIN, Chief Justice.

Appellant Courtney Boring was convicted of murdering her mother, Debra Boring, and sentenced to life imprisonment plus a consecutive five-year term for firearm possession. Because the trial court allowed the State to introduce improper and prejudicial character evidence at trial, appellant’s conviction must be reversed.

Construed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence adduced at trial established as follows. On the evening of December 23, 2005, Rodney Boring, the victim’s husband, placed a 911 call to report the shooting of his wife. Rodney told police…