Turben v. State

A jury convicted Robert Turben of murder in the death of his wife. The trial court sentenced him to sixty-five years imprisonment. In this direct appeal Tur-ben contends his conviction should be reversed because the trial court erred by admitting an autopsy photograph into evidence. We agree the trial court erred. However the error was harmless and we therefore affirm.

The record shows that Turben and his wife Jenny had a turbulent marriage, separating and reuniting several times. In October 1997, Jenny and the parties’ three minor children moved out of the marital home and began living with a…