New v. State

Smith, Presiding Justice.

The appellant, Timothy Alan New, shot and killed his wife with a handgun. The appellant was convicted of murder and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He received a sentence of life imprisonment for the murder conviction and a consecutive sentence of five years imprisonment for the firearm possession charge. We affirm.

Mr. New and the victim had been fighting on the night of June 24, 1989, and the early morning hours of June 25. At approximately 5:00 on the morning of June 25, Mr. New struck the victim, dragged her by her hair into the back…