People v. Barger

This was a prosecution for two murders. After pleas of guilty the court sentenced defendant to 60 to 90 years on each plea, the sentences to run consecutively. He appeals, contending only that the sentence the trial court imposed is excessive and should be reduced.

On February 26, 1964, the defendant was arrested for the murder of Lee Horrom and on the same day gave a statement describing how Horrom had been killed on February 22, 1964, during a scuffle over the defendant’s shotgun, and how defendant had buried the body.

Two days later defendant confessed to the murder by poisoning of Robert…