State v. Anicker

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fontron, J.:

The defendant, William J. Anicker, and Bertha Anicker were married in July of 1968. On May 15, 1969, Bertha was dead by strangulation and the defendant stood charged with second-degree murder in connection with her demise. He was convicted of first-degree manslaughter and was sentenced as a second offender to a term of not less than ten nor more than forty-two years. This appeal stems from that judgment.

Bertha’s death occurred in the couple’s own apartment and there were no outside eyewitnesses to the homicide of which anyone has knowledge.…