Chester v. State

Bell, Justice.

James Chester appeals his convictions of the vehicular homicide of Christy Lamaine and of the malice murder of Darlene Deaton.1 We affirm.

At about 6:15 p.m. on February 20, 1990, Chester arrived in an El Camino at an apartment complex where his former girl friend, Sandra Davis, lived. Appearing intoxicated, flushed, and very angry, Chester argued with Davis, who earlier that afternoon had told Chester she intended to marry someone else. Chester yelled at Davis that “your f--a-has had it.” Chester became so abusive that another resident of the apartment complex, Joel Wester, told…