State v. Wilbur

The defendant, Gary LeRoy Wilbur, appeals- from a conviction for manslaughter in the death of his wife, Judith Ann Wilbur. The assignments of error relate to the admission in evidence of his confession and certain photographs, and whether the defendant had a right to be represented by counsel at the autopsy of the deceased.

The record shows that Judith Ann Wilbur, the deceased, died on August 19, 1969, as the result of an injury to her liver from a sudden, violent compression or blow on the right side of her abdomen. The blow to the abdomen caused a laceration and shattering of the liver and a…