State v. Drach

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

This is a direct appeal by the defendant, Roger Drach, from his convictions for first-degree murder, aggravated battery, and criminal use of weapons. Drach’s wife Deanne was the victim. Drach was sentenced to a minimum term of 25 years in prison.

Drach appeals, raising five issues. Drach argues the trial court erred when (1) it would not allow a board-certified psychiatrist to testify that a note found in the house was a suicide note; (2) it failed to find the assistant county attorney had a conflict of interest; (3) it allowed Karen Althaus…