People v. Hills

When charged with the crime of murder of the first degree, Frederick R. Hills, Jr., waived a trial by jury. He was convicted of that offense and the death sentence was imposed. His appeal from the judgment and from an order denying a new trial challenges these determinations principally upon the ground that the evidence is insufficient to support the conclusions of the trial judge in regard to his guilt.

The victim of the homicide was Doris Hills, the appellant’s wife. She was described as being about 5 feet tall and weighing less than 100 pounds. At the time of her death, they were living…