State v. Goodrich

McQUADE, Chief Justice.

Defendant-appellant Jean Goodrich, (hereinafter appellant), was charged with murder in the second degree (I.C. § 18-4003) arising out of the fatal shooting of her ex-husband Brent Goodrich. The shooting occurred during the early morning hours of October 17, 1973, at approximately 12:30 a. m. at appellant’s home in the city of Pocatello. A jury found appellant guilty as charged, and a judgment of conviction was entered. Appellant’s motions to dismiss and for a new trial were denied. She was sentenced by the trial judge to life imprisonment at hard labor, after a…