GAINESVILLE, Ga. (Court TV) — A woman convicted of killing her boyfriend by shooting him through a door was given a chance for parole at her sentencing, but it’s unlikely she’ll ever see the eligibility date.
Suzanne Mericle appears at her sentencing on May 11, 2026. (Court TV)
Suzanne Mericle, 63, was convicted of felony murder, aggravated assault and criminal damage in the death of James David Barron. Barron was killed when he was shot through a door at the couple’s home.
At trial and again at Monday’s sentencing hearing, Mericle claimed that she was a victim of domestic violence at the hands of Barron as well as several of her exes. As part of an effort to get a downward departure of the sentence under a law designed to protect victims of domestic violence, Mericle said that she had been abused in several of her past relationships…