People v. Manier

Defendant-Appellant James Dale Manier was convicted of first-degree murder in 1970. Manier appeals that conviction.

Briefly, the facts in this case are as follows: The victim, Josephine Manier Collins, was the defendant’s wife. While he was in prison for a previous offense she began living with and married Carl Collins, although there was no divorce between her and Manier. She was pregnant with Collins’ child at the time of her death. Manier attended a party on December 31, 1969, at which he drank heavily. He fell asleep at the party, and upon arising in the morning continued drinking at…