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STATE v. VAN KLEECK

248 Or. 7 (1967)

432 P.2d 175

STATE OF OREGON, Respondent, v. IRENE VAN KLEECK, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Affirmed October 4, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence A. Aschenbrenner, Public Defender, Salem, argued the cause and filed a brief for appellant.

Marvin J. Weiser, District Attorney, Dallas, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

Before PERRY, Chief Justice, and McALLISTER, SLOAN, O'CONNELL, GOODWIN, DENECKE and HOLMAN, Justices.

AFFIRMED.

DENECKE, J.

The defendant, a 40-year-old mother, admittedly killed her three boys, aged six, four and eight months, by drowning them in a bathtub and then cutting their throats. She was charged with first-degree murder. Her defense was insanity. The jury found her guilty of second-degree murder, and the court sentenced her to 25 years in the penitentiary.

She appeals solely upon the ground that the sentence was invalid because...

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