Gambill v. State

SELBY, Justice.

After the drowning death of her five-year-old son, Appellant Lisa Gambill was charged with murder. A jury found her Guilty but Mentally Ill, and the trial court sentenced her to the maximum possible sentence, sixty years. Appellant raises the following issues in this direct appeal.

1. Was there evidence sufficient to support the verdict of “Guilty but Mentally Ill?”

2. Did the trial court commit reversible error in rejecting the Appellant’s requested jury instructions on insanity, circumstantial evidence, and burden of proof?

3. Does the verdict “Guilty but Mentally Ill” violate…