State v. Bruce
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal,from Lee District Corn't. The defendant was indicted for the murder of Michael McNamara. He was found guilty of murder in the first degree, and by the judgment of the court was sentenced to ihe penitentiary for life, from which judgment he appeals. The facts necessary to an understanding of the questions made appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtRothrock, J.
I. The defendant did not deny the homicide imputed to him, but rested his defense upon the ground of insanity at the time the alleged criminal act was committed. It was also urged that, if his mind was not so diseased as to entirely excuse him from the legal consequences of the act, yet he labored under such mental disorder as to reduce the offense to murder in the second degree, or manslaughter.
It appears, from the evidence, that the defendant and the deceased were well acquainted with each other, and had been on terms of friendship. On the morning of the day of the homicide the defendant,…
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