People v. Parney

This case arises from the defendant’s shooting of Ms. Roberta Kurtz, with whom he had been carrying on a somewhat stormy relationship for about a year and a half. Ms. Kurtz’s two daughters, Brenda and Cynthia, were present at the time of the shooting and give substantially similar testimony.

On the morning of August 11, 1975, Ms. Kurtz and defendant argued for some two hours over whether defendant could spend the next weekend with the Kurtz family. Ms. Kurtz remained firm with her refusal, and defendant left the house. In about half an hour he returned to the house and *575asked if he could stay…