State v. Von Bulow

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This is an appeal by the defendant, Claus von Bulow, from a Superior Court conviction on two counts of attempting to murder his wife, Martha von Bulow. The indictment was handed down by a Newport County grand jury on July 6, 1981, charging the defendant with two separate counts of assault with intent to murder his wife. The trial commenced in Newport on February 2, 1982, before a justice of the Superior Court and a jury. On March 16,1982, after six days of deliberation, the jury found the defendant guilty on both counts.

The defendant moved for a judgment of acquittal…