McLendon v. State

Bell, Justice.

The appellant, Lorine Jordan McLendon, was convicted of the felony murder of her husband, Thomas Wayne McLendon.* 1 She was sentenced to life in prison. She appeals the conviction, contending that the search warrant used to obtain evidence from her apartment was not issued by a proper judicial officer; that certain evidence was improperly admitted at trial; and that the trial court erred in forcing her to choose between jury charges on self-defense and involuntary manslaughter. We affirm.

The victim returned home from work around 7:00 p.m. on the evening of January 27, 1987, and…