Smart v. State

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Appellant Norman Smart was convicted of malice murder and related offenses in connection with the beating death of his wife, Lauren Smart, and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. On appeal, Appellant contends, inter alia, that there was insufficient evidence to sustain his convictions and that the trial court erroneously admitted both character evidence and hearsay testimony For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Viewed in a light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the evidence at trial established as follows. On the evening of June 6,…