Starling v. State

OPINION

BROWN, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted of murder without malice and her punishment was assessed by the jury at two years.

In her first ground of error, appellant contends that the court erred in denying her motion for instructed verdict because the State failed to prove that the exculpatory statements of appellant were untrue. Appellant did not testify. The State called as its witness sheriff Richard Grail who testified, among other things, that appellant called him the night of the killing and said: “My God, Richard, I just accidentally shot Grady.” The State also offered in…