Bimbow v. State

CASE SUMMARY

Buchanan, J.

Defendant-Appellant Richard Bimbow (Bimbow) appeals from a trial court conviction of Assault and Battery with Intent to Kill, claiming insufficiency of evidence as to specific intent, failure of proof as to sanity, and error in denying his motion to employ an additional psychiatrist of his own choosing at State expense.

We affirm.

FACTS

The facts in evidence most favorable to the trial court’s verdict are:

On October 27, 1971, at approximately 12:45 P.M., Bimbow walked into the Harbor Light Mission Center and demanded money from the director of the Center’s Alcoholic…