State v. Whipple

SCHWARTZMAN, Judge.

John Whipple appeals from his judgment of conviction for second degree murder and unified sentence of life imprisonment, with fifty years fixed. Whipple argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress his statement to the police; permitting rebuttal testimony about prior violent acts; not giving an involuntary manslaughter jury instruction; not ordering a further psychological evaluation for use at sentencing; and in imposing a life sentence with fifty years fixed. We affirm.

I

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On November 18, 1996, Whipple bludgeoned his…