People v. Bridgehouse

Defendant, William Bridgehouse was convicted, after trial by jury, of second degree murder of William Bahr. His plea of not guilty by reason of insanity was tried, by stipulation, by the court and he was adjudged sane both presently, and at the time of the commission of the crime. The appeal is from the judgment of conviction and the denial of his motion for a new trial.

■ Defendant who was 31 years of age, married Marylou Bridgehouse in 1951. At the time of the crime, they had a son, Danny, who was 2½ years old. Mrs. Bridgehouse had a son by a prior marriage who, at the time of the crime, was…