State v. Needs

WALLER, Justice:

A jury convicted appellant of murder and first degree burglary. He was sentenced to life in prison on each conviction, to be served consecutively. We affirm the convictions.

FACTS

Lawrence Warmoth died April 25, 1993, when he was shot three times in the head while lying alone in his own bed. Investigators discovered no murder weapon, no eyewitnesses, and no physical evidence linking appellant to the crime. The key evidence against appellant was the testimony of Nancy P. Smith, appellant’s girlfriend at the time and the mother of appellant’s young son.

Ms. Smith offered the…