State v. Anderson

Toal, Acting Chief Justice:

Appellant Shawn Anderson appeals his conviction for murder. We affirm.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On September 13, 1993, Evette Williams was shot in the face while at the apartment of her lover Shawn Anderson. Williams died from the wound. Anderson was tried on May 31 through June 2, 1994 for Williams’s murder.

Williams’s sister Corenthia Williams (“Corenthia”) was the first witness in the prosecution’s case in chief. During her testimony, she was asked to identify the defendant. When she identified him, she addressed him saying, ‘Why, Shawn? Why did you do it? ...…