People v. Lewie

Defendant was convicted of murdering his wife, Blanche, and Ms stepdaughter, Minda. The jury fixed the offense as murder in the second degree in each instance. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied and he was sentenced to the state prison. He has appealed from the order denying his motion for a new trial and from the judgment of conviction.

In seeking a reversal defendant contends: (1) that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction of second degree murder; and (2) that the trial court erred in limiting the defense of “state of mind.” In view of defendant’s first…