State v. King

OPINION

SEDGWICK, Judge.

Appellant Mildred King was convicted of manslaughter in the second degree Minn. Stat. § 609.205(1) (1982) for fatally stabbing her husband with a butcher knife. She raises a number of issues on appeal including evidentiary rulings, jury instructions, prosecution’s improper closing argu ment, sufficiency of evidence and sentencing. We affirm.

FACTS

The victim in this case was Richard King, age 53. King met appellant in 1979. Their relationship was stormy because of heavy drinking. On one occasion appellant held a knife to King’s throat and scratched him. On August 19, 1983…