State v. Zumalt

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harman, C.:

Appellant Jack Zumalt has appealed from the sentence imposed upon him as a result of his conviction by a jury of the offense of attempted murder in the first degree.

The issues presented here raise no dispute as to the material facts. A few of them will be briefly stated, however, to indicate the background for the prosecution. The alleged offense occurred at Hutchinson April 16, 1967. The state’s evidence showed that appellant, who had just returned on a weekend pass from the Larned State Hospital where he had been undergoing treatment,…