State v. Gramenz

— Donald Gramenz was convicted of second-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Diehard Hoeppner, who had been keeping company with his estranged wife. We need not detail the facts as defendant concedes there was sufficient evidence to support the verdict of the jury. Defendant’s assigned errors relate to the court’s instructions, rulings upon evidence and offers of proof and the severity of the sentence.

I. Defendant did not urge insanity as a defense, but introduced testimony of a clinical psychologist and a psychiatrist relating to his mental condition. D. L. Flenniken,…