State v. Foster

*617JUSTICE WALLER:

We granted the State’s petition for a writ of certiorari to review the Court of Appeals’ opinion in State v. Foster, Op. No. 2001-UP-821 (Ct.App. filed Feb. 6, 2001). We affirm.

FACTS/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Respondent Randall Scott Foster was indicted for murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. The victim was his wife, Marilyn, who died from a single gunshot wound to her head. At trial, the jury was instructed on self-defense, accident, involuntary manslaughter, voluntary manslaughter and murder. The jury convicted Foster of voluntary…