State v. Hundley

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

Betty Hundley was convicted by a jury of involuntary manslaughter, K.S.A. 1983 Supp. 21-3404, as a lesser included offense of second-degree murder, with which she was charged. The charge arose out of the shooting death of appellant’s husband, Carl B. Hundley, on January 13, 1983.

The married life of Carl and Betty Hundley had been a tumultuous one. They had been married approximately ten years. During that time Carl had subjected Betty to much abuse. He had knocked out several of her teeth, broken her nose at least five times, and threatened to…