Baker v. People

The plaintiff in error was convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree, and brings the case here for review.

The information charges that the defendant, on November 1, 1920, murdered one James F. Kelley. The shooting and killing of Kelley was admitted by counsel for defendant, who interposed a plea of insanity. That was the sole defense. Numerous errors are assigned concerning the admission or rejection of testimony.

J. H. Gill, a witness called by the defendant, testified on direct examination to the effect that the defendant at and after' the arrest, shortly following the killing,…