Matula v. State

Hunt, Chief Justice.

Priscilla Matula was convicted of forgery and the murder of her mother. She appeals, and we affirm.

1. Matula contends that the evidence was insufficient to support a guilty verdict for the charge of murder. A jury was authorized to find the following facts. Priscilla Matula and her husband entered into an agreement to purchase a Jeep Eagle dealership. Matula’s mother, Margaret Abernathy, made it possible for the Matulas to secure financing by backing them both personally and also through her real estate company; further, Mrs. Abernathy loaned them substantial sums of…