Smith v. State

Johnson, Judge.

Cheryll Smith was charged with malice murder and felony murder in connection with the shooting death of her boyfriend, James Brown. A jury found her guilty of voluntary manslaughter. Smith appeals from the conviction entered on the verdict and the denial of her motion for new trial.

1. Smith challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows the following: Smith and Brown had been dating for about three years. Brown’s friend, Harvey Spruill, lived in Brown’s apartment periodically. In the…