State v. Malley

KELLY, Justice.

Defendant appeals from his conviction for first-degree murder entered in Henne-pin County District Court. There are only two issues presented to this court:(1) Was defendant so mentally ill or deficient at the time of committing the murder that he did not know the nature of his act or that it was wrong? Minn.St. 611.026.(2) Did the State of Minnesota prove beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant caused the death of his wife with premeditation and with the intent to effect her death so as to sustain the jury verdict of murder in the first degree? Minn.St. 609.-185.1 We affirm.

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