Latimore v. State

Sears-Collins, Justice.

Tracy Lee Latimore fatally shot Deborah Pearson on February 6, 1991. After a bench trial, Latimore was convicted of murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder conviction and to a consecutive sentence of five years imprisonment for the weapons possession conviction. We affirm.

Latimore and Pearson had been living together prior to the shooting. According to Latimore, Pearson saw him talking with his former girl friend several days before the incident. An argument ensued between Pearson and…