State v. DeZeler

Matson, Justice.

Defendant, convicted of murder in the first degree of his wife, Grace DeZeler, appeals from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

Aside from the question whether the evidence sustains beyond a reasonable doubt the verdict of the jury, this appeal presents issues based on alleged prejudicial error in:

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The admission in evidence of:

1. The death certificate in its entirety without any qualification or restriction as to its use.

2. Certain pictures of decedent’s body.

3-3a. -Pretrial statements taken from one of defendant’s alibi witnesses.

4. Testimony of an experiment…