State v. Tiedt

[525] Charles Tiedt, the defendant, was convicted of murder in the first degree, in having killed Fred Machette in Buchanan County on November 25, 1945. The jury assessed his punishment at death; judgment and sentence accordingly, and he appeals.

Defendant’s home adjoined that of Delbert Machette, a brother of the deceased, Fred Machette. Fred, who did not live in St. Joseph, and had only recently returned from Naval duty, was merely visiting in the city. He was still in uniform. He did not know Tiedt, and Tiedt did not know him. The Tiedt and Machette homes face west, and are located in the…