The appellant was convicted of second-degree murder for shooting his wife and sentenced to life imprisonment with 13 years of parole ineligibility.
He appealed the conviction, arguing the trial judge erred in admitting the deceased's ante-mortem statements and evidence of his prior discreditable conduct, and in failing to properly instruct the jury on the use of this evidence.
He also appealed the period of parole ineligibility.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding no reversible error in the trial judge's evidentiary rulings or jury instructions, and concluding that the sentence was fit given the history of domestic abuse.
