Felder v. State

OPINION

Appellant James Lloyd Felder (Felder) was convicted of first degree murder of Grace Windholtz (Grade) with use of a deadly weapon and sentenced to two consecutive life terms with the possibility of parole.

A ransom note was found near the body. In order to establish a monetary motive for the killing, the State was allowed to introduce the following evidence: (1) Eight months before the killing, Felder forged signatures to obtain credit cards, and he withdrew money without permission from certain bank accounts; and (2) two weeks before the killing, a $100,000 check Felder gave his…