Gooden v. State

Clarke, Chief Justice.

Earnest J. Gooden was convicted of the malice murder of Minnie M. Jeffery and sentenced to life imprisonment.1

The defendant and victim had been involved in a tempestuous relationship for several years. The defendant was also intimately involved with Agnes Watkins. On July 22, 1990, the defendant was driving Watkins’ car. He testified that he encountered a police roadblock, removed the gun Watkins kept under the front seat of the car, and placed it on the seat so that there would be no trouble with the police. He subsequently picked up the victim in Watkins’ car. The de*692fen…