McBrayer v. State

Weltner, Justice.

Wilma Sue McBrayer shot and killed her former husband, Buman McBrayer, with a shotgun. She was indicted for murder, and was tried and found guilty of felony murder. She was sentenced to life imprisonment.

In the evening hours, McBrayer returned to her trailer to find her former husband driving a vehicle out of her driveway. There was a minor collision between their vehicles, which was followed by an angry confrontation. McBrayer later reported that her former husband threw a rock at her vehicle. At trial, McBrayer testified that after the victim left, she entered her trailer…