Boone v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Following a jury trial, Shirwanda S. Boone was found guilty of murder. The court sentenced her to a term of fifty-five years.

Boone presents three issues in this direct appeal:

I. Whether the trial court wrongly admitted evidence of a prior automobile chase involving Boone and the victim when there was no evidence that Boone was in control of the vehicle;

II. Whether the State met its burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that Boone did not act un der sudden heat at the time of the kill; and

III. Whether the trial court properly overruled defense objections to…