State v. Camley

This case is on appeal from the Orange Superior Court where the defendant was tried on two counts of murder and convicted of second degree murder in the killing of his wife, Earlene Camley, and of first degree murder in the killing of her lover, Clifford Manosh.

At trial the defendant pled not guilty to both charges and took the stand in his own behalf. Although he admitted causing the death of both victims by shooting them, he never testified to his state of mind at the time of either incident, and never admitted that his conduct was unlawful.

Defense counsel argued throughout the trial that…