Meyers v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A trial to the court without a jury resulted in the conviction of appellant of Murder, for which he received a sentence of forty (40) years.

The facts are: Appellant and Angela Dawn Boughner had been romantically involved, but the relationship had deteriorated. They had argued at a drive-in restaurant where appellant had shoved Boughner against a car. In another instance, appellant argued with a man who had danced with Boughner and told the man that he had something in his car to take care of him. Appellant later told the same man that he would blow his brains out if he did not…