State v. Kindvall

RENTTO, Associate Judge. *

On July 6, 1969, Denver Kindvall killed Emil Zobel by shooting him with a rifle. When charged with the offense he entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found him guilty of murder and determined that he should be imprisoned for life. From the judgment and sentence entered on the jury's verdict he appeals.

The deceased at the time of the shooting was 44 years of age, the defendant 43. They were both engaged in farming, living on farms about a mile apart in Miner County. Both were married. They had been close friends for about 20…