State v. Webster

LEWIS, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of second degree murder and given the presumptive sentence of fifteen years. She now appeals, alleging a violation of her right to a speedy trial and other errors.

*75Defendant presented evidence tending to show that the deceased, Melvin Braxton Webster, committed suicide. Defendant and Mr. Webster had been married for 23 years. In the weeks before his death, Mr. Webster had received two warnings at work and was concerned about losing his job. He had consulted a doctor one week prior to death regarding swollen lymph nodes in his neck. On the evening in…