Kasieta v. State

The defendant has raised several issues:(1) Did the defendant cause the death of the deceased in view of her physical condition ?(2) Was the evidence sufficient to convince a reasonable jury that the defendant was guilty of second-degree murder? And to the extent the jury could exclude the hypothesis that the defendant committed the act in the heat of passion?(8) Was the defendant denied his constitutional right of confrontation because the transcribed testimony of witnesses taken in previous proceedings was read to the jury?(4) Was evidence of previous threats probative of second-degree…