Carsner v. State

Appellant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The court of appeals held that she was entitled to a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence. We conclude that the court of appeals neglected to analyze two prongs of the applicable four-pronged test and to address the State’s arguments regarding those prongs. Consequently, we vacate the court of appeals’s decision and remand the case to that court for further consideration.

L BACKGROUND

A. Trial

Evidence at trial showed that appellant’s mother had filed a formal complaint…