People v. Stone

Defendant Gary Lee Stone was convicted by a jury of the murder of his wife. His sole defense was insanity. His principal contention upon appeal is that the expert opinion of Dr; Richard Jaenike, a court-appointed psychiatrist, as to defendant’s sanity at the time of the commission of the crime, was improperly admitted into evidence. The defendant claims that the doctor’s opinion was based in part upon interviews with individuals other than defendant, some of whom did not testify at trial. It is argued that the rule in People v. Keough (276 N. Y. 141) requires reversal of the conviction…