Williams v. State

Peterson, Justice.

Derrick Williams appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial following his conviction for malice murder over the death of his *148wife, Finesse Dawson.1 Williams argues that the trial court erred by (1) excluding evidence regarding drugs found in Dawson’s blood; (2) admitting evidence of prior bad acts by Williams; and (3) allowing an irrelevant and prejudicial demonstration. We conclude that the trial court committed no reversible error in excluding the toxicology evidence and that any error in the trial court’s decisions to admit the prior bad acts and allow the…