Felder v. State

Carley, Justice.

Ronnie Felder was tried before a jury and found guilty of malice murder. He appeals from the judgment of conviction and life sentence entered by the trial court on the jury’s guilty verdict.

1. The victim was the mother of Felder’s two young children. Shortly before the murder, Felder was seen at the victim’s residence and, at that time, he was in possession of a gun. A neighbor initially overheard Felder and the victim “talking real loud” and then she heard a gunshot. Only a few minutes later, Felder confronted the neighbor and stated that “somebody had just shot [the victim]…