State v. Kahan

Gregory, Justice:

Lee M. Kahan was indicted for the murder of his wife and appeals from a conviction of voluntary manslaughter. Finding no error in the trial, we affirm.

There were no admitted eyewitnesses to the shooting. Kahan testified that he and his wife were alone in their house when he heard a shot from her bedroom. He ran into the room and found her sitting on the bed with his .22 caliber pistol in her hand.

Kahan lists 13 exceptions, most of which center on the admissibility of testimony of the State’s expert witness, Pattillo, a chemist employed by SLED. Pattillo testified about his…