Smith v. State

Hines, Justice.

Clarence V. Smith appeals his convictions and sentences for malice murder and aggravated assault. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

Smith dated Tomeca Stevenson from 1994 until January 1996. Two to three months after ending her relationship with Smith, Stevenson began dating Caleb Walls. During a telephone conversation with Stevenson, approximately one to two weeks before the crimes occurred, Smith threatened to kill both Stevenson and Walls.

In the early morning hours of June 1,1996, Stevenson and Walls finished work, went to the grocery store and returned to Stevenson’s…