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Shelley Denise Heath, 49, died in Nashville on April 18, 2015. Her boyfriend, Steve M. Jarman, was arrested and charged in connection with her death; a jury convicted him of voluntary manslaughter.

A key contested issue at trial was whether prosecutors could introduce evidence of a 2013 assault allegation against Jarman involving Heath. Although Jarman was acquitted of that earlier charge, the trial court admitted the prior incident. The conviction was overturned by the Court of Criminal Appeals, which relied on State v. Holman to exclude evidence of an acquitted act. The Tennessee Supreme Court reversed that ruling, concluding that, in some circumstances, evidence of a prior acquitted act may be admissible and reinstating Jarman’s manslaughter conviction.

Are there readers who knew Shelley Heath or who have information about her life and the events leading up to April 18, 2015?