On July 6, 1976 defendant shot and killed his former wife, Karen Bell, with a rifle. At his arraignment, defendant pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect (Penal Law, § 30.05, subd 1) and served upon the People a notice of such defense (CPL 250.10). At trial, the defendant's medical expert gave as his opinion that defendant, at the time of the shooting, was suffering from a paranoid schizophrenia and, consequently, did not know the wrongfulness or the...
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