State v. Thornton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Francis, J.

Defendant shot and killed his wife Geraldine Thornton on February 8, 1960. Subsequently he was indicted for murder and after trial was convicted of murder in the second degree. On November 30, 1960 he was sentenced to State Prison for 25 to 30 years. He has appealed directly to this court under B. B. l:2-l(c), seeking reversal of the conviction because of alleged prejudicial errors in the admission and rejection of certain evidence, in. the trial court’s charge on self-defense, and in certain portions of the prosecutor’s summation.

Defendant…