State v. Swartos

Defendant, Michael Swartos, appeals from his conviction of second degree murder for the shotgun slaying of his wife’s former husband, Kenneth McCormick.

There is evidence which, if believed, supports the conclusion that decedent was a man of violent nature who had been harassing his former wife since their divorce 2% years prior to decedent’s demise. He had been granted visitation privileges between 3 and 4:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoons to see his two sons, whose custody had been awarded to the present Mrs. Swartos.

Sunday, October 27, 1963, about 4:30 p.m., decedent and his new wife drove to…