State v. Anthony

HORNSBY, Chief Justice.

The petitioner was found guilty of the murder of his estranged wife’s stepfather, the attempted murder of his wife’s mother, and the kidnapping of his estranged wife. The record shows that the evidence concerning the events of the morning of December 11, 1986, is conflicting. The evidence does indicate, however, that the defendant’s wife, Karen Anthony; her mother, Linda Ballinger; and her stepfather, Eugene Ballinger, were on their way to a divorce hearing involving Karen and the defendant. The state’s evidence indicates, through the testimony of Karen Anthony, that…