McDowell v. State

OPINION

MAY, Judge.

Dawn McDowell appeals her conviction of and sentence for voluntary manslaughter, a Class A felony. 1 She questions whether the evidence was sufficient to support her conviction, whether the court abused its discretion by admitting evidence or by prohibiting the re-opening of McDowell’s case, whether the court erred by giving a jury instruction regarding intent to kill, and whether her sentence is erroneous. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In the spring of 2003, McDowell was living at a campground in Kokomo with her boyfriend, Christopher Crume. On June 24, 2003, they…