Rainwater v. State

Gregory, Justice.

George Goodman Rainwater was convicted of the murder of his wife, Betty Jean Rainwater, and sentenced to life imprisonment.

The victim’s sister and a friend of the victim testified at trial that on April 6, 1985 they drove with the victim to a trailer she shared with her husband. Shortly after their arrival the defendant announced his dissatisfaction with the victim’s haircut and began pulling her hair. The defendant then hit the victim several times in the head and about the mouth with his fist. The victim collapsed and the defendant commanded her to get up. When she did not…