State v. Marion

The defendant, Jack Marion, was charged with the crime of murder in the second degree. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and defendant was sentenced to a term of 15 years at hard labor in the State Penitentiary. The case is before this court for review.

The evidence shows that defendant called the police department of the city of Omaha about 2:30 a.m. on December 3, 1960, stating that his wife needed the rescue squad, and to send an ambulance. Police patrolmen were immediately dispatched to the home of the defendant. Two patrolmen testified that they found Martha Ann Marion, the wife of…