Chapman v. State

Hunt, Justice.

Robin Chapman was convicted by a jury and received a life sentence for the murder of her husband, Jody Chapman. She appeals, raising as error the sufficiency of the evidence, the exclusion of certain evidence, the trial court’s instructions to the jury, and the form of the verdict.

The evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, showed that the defendant and victim had been married approximately seven months after dating for 5Vz years. The victim had beaten the defendant both before and during their marriage. On the day of the killing, the defendant…