James v. State

This is a belated appeal under Post-Conviction Remedy Rule 2, § 2 (B).

Defendant (Appellant), an indigent, was charged with first degree murder, convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to imprisonment for life. The victim was his former wife, she having obtained a divorce from him shortly prior to the murder. Pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity were entered, and the court appointed two physicians to examine the defendant as to his sanity as of the date of the homicide. The appeal presents three issues considered in the following order:

I. The verdict was not…