People v. Reynolds

Defendant, Jack Austin Reynolds, appeals to this court from a sentence of murder of his wife by reason of which he was sentenced to a term of not less than 30 years nor more than 50 years. The only issue raised on appeal is that the sentence was excessive.

From the record it appears that the deceased wife had an apparent well-deserved reputation for infidelity of which defendant was aware. There was indication of a pregnancy by someone other than defendant, a subsequent abortion, and a demand upon defendant to finance the operation. During the evening on which the murder occurred, deceased and…