People v. Lanari

Opinion by

Judge PLANK.

Defendant, Robert Lanari, appeals the judgment of conviction entered on jury verdicts finding him guilty of first degree murder, attempted first degree murder, and four counts of violent crime. We affirm.

Defendant and his wife separated in March 1986, causing defendant to become distraught. After the separation, the wife established an intimate relationship with a man who was also one of defendant’s best friends.

One morning the following June, defendant’s wife told him of her relationship with the friend. This revelation increased the defendant’s distress, and he…