McIntyre v. State

DIMOND, Justice.

Defendant was indicted for first degree murder. The evidence showed that while in a state of intoxication he had beaten his wife savagely, causing her death. A jury convicted defendant of second degree murder, and he has appealed. There are two questions presented: (1) whether the trial judge erred in not permitting the jury to hear the testimony of a psychiatrist, Dr. Cheatham, regarding the defendant’s mental condition; and (2) whether error was committed when photographs of the body of the deceased were admitted into evidence. The Psychiatrist’s Testimony.

Defense counsel…