Baum v. State

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted by jury of murder in the second degree 1 and was sentenced to life imprisonment. His appeal to this Court presents seven issues:

1. Constitutionality of the grand jury composition.

2. Constitutionality of the petit jury composition.

3. Admissibility into evidence of testimony objected to as hearsay.

4. Admissibility into evidence of a pre-autopsy photograph of the decedent.

5. Admissibility of opinion testimony from police officers concerning the sanity of the defendant.

6. Sufficiency of the evidence.

7. Correctness of certain instructions.

ISSUE I.

Under this…