Bernard Wayne Campbell was convicted of malice murder in the stabbing death of Charlesteen Hunter and of rape, kidnapping, aggravated assault and other crimes committed against A.F.1 Campbell appeals from the denial of his motion for new trial, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, the sufficiency of the felony murder indictment and the admission of prior difficulties evidence. Finding no error, we affirm. 1. After A.F. ended the tumultuous ten-year relationship she had with Campbell in October 2001, she began dating Charlesteen Hunter. The jury was authorized to find that Campbell came up behind the couple as they were leaving A.F.’s apartment early on December 1, 2001. After telling A.F. that he had “finally caught them together,” Campbell threatened A.F. and then attacked Hunter, tackling the smaller man who was attempting to flee and repeatedly stabbing him. Neither A.F. nor any of the other witnesses to the fight saw Hunter with a weapon. Campbell thereafter forced A.F. from the scene; police, who responded to 911 calls about a couple fighting, did not see Hunter, who had dragged himself nearly 100 feet away before succumbing to his fatal injuries. A.F. was also cut during her struggles with Campbell, who took her to his home and twice demanded she engage in sexual intercourse with him, which she did so out of fear for her life. After Hunter’s body was discovered and Campbell was identified as a suspect, police went to his home. They found Campbell and A.F. in the bedroom, where she was naked from the waist down, covered in blood and calling to them for help. A.F., police officers and other witnesses testified about prior violent encounters between A.F. and Campbell. Testimony was also presented that no weapon was found at the murder scene; that Hunter sustained numerous defensive injuries and died from stab wounds that penetrated his heart and liver; and that Campbell had only one cut, on his hand.
At trial Campbell claimed self defense, testifying that Hunter was the initial aggressor and attacked Campbell from behind with an object Campbell believed was a knife. Campbell also testified that A.F. voluntarily accompanied him home and initiated the sexual encounters. He denied injuring A.F. and had no explanation for the injuries she incurred.
