Howard v. State

Smith, Presiding Justice.

The appellant, Debra Suzanne Murray Howard, shot and killed Linda W. McCorvey with a handgun. She claimed that the shooting was in self-defense. Following a jury trial, Ms. Howard was found guilty of murder and she received a sentence of life imprisonment. We affirm.

At the time of the shooting, Ms. Howard occupied the driver’s seat of her parked automobile, while Gene Grim, the victim’s boyfriend, occupied the passenger’s side. The victim stood outside the vehicle on the driver’s side. Ms. Howard testified that the victim, who was large and jealous, approached the…