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FACTS

Defendant and Melissa Hammond (Melissa) were married on April 1, 2011. The two lived together in their home along with Melissa‘s son, Joshua Taylor, and his two children. Taylor and his children had moved into the home approximately two weeks before the incident at issue. During the morning hours of August 13, 2011, defendant sent Melissa a text message asking to talk to her about some marital issues. Melissa agreed to talk to him and the two went into the backyard after defendant returned home from some early morning errands. While outside, the two began to argue over an accusation Melissa made to defendant about his infidelity. The argument became heated. During the argument, defendant destroyed some items from within the home and also smashed Melissa‘s wedding ring with a hammer. Defendant then accused Melissa of having sex with Taylor. Specifically defendant said, ―‗Are you fucking your son?‘‖ and then stated, ―‗I think you are because I‘m not getting any pussy. I think there‘s some fucking incest going on.‘‖ Melissa told defendant not to let Taylor hear such an accusation or he would ―cause trouble.‖ Defendant went inside the home to confront Taylor, locking Melissa…