PORTLAND, Ind. (AP) - Attorneys for an eastern Indiana man accused of fatally stabbing his wife will likely use an insanity defense when he stands trial.
The Star Press reports (https://tspne.ws/1DwnHXi ) that 53-year-old Richard A. Straley’s attorneys filed a notice this week in Jay Circuit Court indicating that they will likely use the insanity defense during his trial.
During a Friday court hearing, a judge agreed to have two mental health professionals examine Straley, who’s being held without bond in the Jay County Jail.
The Portland man faces a murder charge in the March 18 stabbing death of his 58-year-old wife, Connie. After being mortally wounded, she staggered to a neighbor’s apartment and collapsed and was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
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Information from: The Star Press, https://www.thestarpress.com
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