Waller v. State
Waller v. State
Opinion of the Court
On appeal from the denial of her motion for new trial following her conviction of voluntary manslaughter, the appellant’s sole contention is that the evidence did not support the jury’s verdict.
The victim, who was the ¿ppellant’s husband, died of a stab wound admittedly inflicted by the appellant. Although the appellant contended that the stabbing had occurred in the kitchen and that she had acted in self-defense, the evidence suggested that the victim had been sitting on a couch in the living room at the time of the attack, as blood was located only on the victim, the couch and the knife. Moreover, there was testimony by the medical examiner and by a forensic
The evidence, reviewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, was sufficient to have enabled a rational trier of fact to find the appellant guilty of voluntary manslaughter beyond a reasonable doubt. See generally Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979).
Judgment affirmed.
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