Smith v. State

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

William Smith, the appellant, was charged with the murder of his wife and her paramour. Both homicides occurred near the same time and place. The separate charges were consolidated for trial. The jury found appellant guilty of murder in the first degree of Nelda Smith, his wife, and guilty of murder in the second degree of Lee Green. The sentences were life imprisonment and twenty years in prison, to be served consecutively. Appellant argues that the trial court erred in granting a threshold motion, or motion in limine, which prohibited “any reference to prior…