State v. Hinson

FRYE, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of the 12 February 1982 murder of David Floyd Hinson. The victim was the defendant’s husband. David Hinson’s body was discovered in his pickup truck at approximately 10:30 p.m. on 12 February 1982. An investigation of the scene disclosed the following physical evidence: Two shotgun waddings were discovered near the body. There was a large hole in the rear window of the truck. There were “gouge” marks in the dirt shoulder of the road behind the truck. The victim appeared to have been shot in the back with a shotgun.

Beginning on 18 February and continuing…