Gross v. Solem

MORGAN, Justice.

This is an appeal from the decision of the trial court (habeas court) denying habeas corpus relief to Edward Gross (Gross) who was convicted upon his plea of guilty but mentally ill to manslaughter in the first degree. We affirm.

On October 31, 1986, Gross shot and killed his estranged wife outside her home. He holed up in the home for several hours before surrendering to authorities. Gross was subsequently indicted on a charge of murder in the first degree to which he entered a plea of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. The trial court ordered a psychiatric…