State v. Mayhew

GARFIELD, Chief Justice.

Following trial on a county attorney’s information which accused Willie Mayhew of murder in the first degree by killing Ellis McClellan on November 4, 1967, the jury found defendant guilty of murder in the second degree in violation of section 690.3 Code 1966. From sentence on the verdict defendant has appealed.

Nine errors are assigned. They relate mainly to rulings on evidential matters although two relate to instructions to the jury. Since sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict is not an issue, a detailed statement of the facts at the outset is not deemed…