State v. Ballinger, Unpublished Decision (5-2-2002)

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

Defendant-appellant Mary Ballinger ("Ballinger"; date of birth March 1, 1978) appeals from her jury trial conviction for the murder of Charles Peeples1 in violation of R.C. 2903.02. For the reasons adduced below, we affirm.

A review of the record on appeal indicates that the murder occurred on Sunday morning, February 4, 2001, following a quarrel involving appellant, the victim, and the victim's live-in girlfriend, Jessica Pratt.2

The quarrel began that morning when Pratt sent her three-year-old daughter to awaken the sleeping victim and ask him what time it was. The…