State v. Hughes

STEPHAN, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of probation or parole for a period of fifty years. She appeals the conviction; we affirm.

The sufficiency of the evidence has been questioned. We, therefore, present the facts in a light most favorable to the verdict.

Defendant and the victim, Donald Hughes, were married to each other. Defendant managed a hog farm and the victim worked as an “over-the-road” truck driver. Defendant employed Melvin Saunders to assist her in running the hog farm.

Defendant controlled the…