Spencer v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant Hersehel Spencer guilty of murdering Tammy Carlyle. Spencer was sentenced to sixty-five years in prison.

Spencer now raises four issues on direct appeal:

I. Whether the trial court erred by permitting the State to introduce evidence of Spencer’s prior batteries against Carlyle;

II. Whether the court erred by admitting Carlyle’s prior statements regarding her fear of Spencer;

III. Whether the court erred by admitting three autopsy photographs; and

IV. Whether the court erred by giving a final instruction about the batteries.

Facts

Spencer and Carlyle had…