Ga. Supreme Court to hear Tex McIver appeal in high-profile Atlanta murder case

Tex McIver
This April 17, 2018 file photo shows Claud "Tex" McIver, left, during closing arguments in McIver's trial at the Fulton County Courthouse, in Atlanta. Lawyers for the man convicted of murder for fatally shooting his wife as they rode in an SUV in Atlanta say he did not have a fair trial and are asking Georgia’s highest court to overturn his conviction. McIver, who's 79, was convicted of felony murder and other charges in the September 2016 shooting of his wife, 64-year-old Diane McIver. Prosecutors said he was driven to kill her because he depended on her financially and feared losing that support. (Bob Andres /Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool, FILE)

Lawyers for a man convicted of murder for fatally shooting his wife as they rode in an SUV in Atlanta say he did not have a fair trial and are asking Georgia’s highest court to overturn his conviction.

Claud “Tex” McIver, 79, is serving a life sentence after being convicted of felony murder and other charges in the 2016 shooting of his wife, 64-year-old Diane McIver.

There was never any dispute that McIver shot his wife — the question at trial was whether he meant to. Prosecutors said he was driven to kill her because he coveted his wife’s money. Defense attorneys said that was nonsense, that McIver loved his wife dearly and her death was a terrible accident.