State v. Bush

HERTZ, Circuit Judge.

On May 3, 1975, the defendant, Alonzo Bush, shot and killed Robert C. Williams, a Rapid City businessman. When charged with the offense, defendant entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of mental illness. On August 27, 1976, the jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder as charged in the information. From the judgment and sentence entered on the jury’s verdict, the defendant appeals.

The defendant, Alonzo Bush, an American Indian, was 42 years of age at the time of the shooting. He had an 8th grade education, served for three years in the Armed Forces of…