People v. Muszalski

—Appellant was convicted of first degree murder for the killing on August 4, 1965, of his wife, Nancy Muszalski; and of attempted murder for the shooting of his father-in-law, Frank Paloutzian. Appellant’s wife had separated from him and was living with her parents. There was an interlocutory decree of divorce; a final decree would have been available in about a month. Appellant blamed his wife’s parents for the separation and for preventing a reconciliation. They had accused him of being a “free-loader” because his wife was working and he was going to college, and because they said he bought…