Starling v. State

Tom Glaze, Justice.

In this criminal appeal, the appellant challenges his conviction for first degree murder of his wife and second degree battery of his wife’s friend, Georgia Estlinbaum. He was convicted by a jury and received a life sentence for first degree murder plus six years on the battery charge. On appeal, he raises four points of error, none of which have merit.

The facts are basically uncontested. Appellant and his wife were experiencing marital problems, and on July 5,1988, his wife and daughter, Christina, left the marital home. Appellant had a neighbor deliver a letter to his…