People v. Null

Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder of his wife, and was sentenced to 50 years in prison. Court properly admitted evidence of prior acts of domestic violence. State was entitled to establish intent, motive, and lack of accident or mistake, such as from wife's menstrual period as Defendant claimed to explain blood stain on mattress, and thus to establish that blood was result of Defendant's final act of domestic violence upon her. (JORGENSEN and HUDSON, concurring.)