Terry v. State

Hill, Justice.

The jury found the defendant guilty of the murder of her husband and she received a life sentence. We affirm.

There was evidence from which the jury was authorized to find that the defendant was at a friend’s house when her husband slapped her in the face during an argument. She went a short distance to her own house, took a .22 caliber pistol and returned to the friend’s house. The parties continued to argue. The defendant fired the pistol six times. Three bullets struck the victim. All three shots entered the body from the left side (not from the front). He was hit in the left…