Katie Roberts was wasting away from the effects of an incurable disease. She asked her husband Frank to help her commit suicide.
In response to her request, Mr. Roberts mixed poison and water and placed the mixture on a chair within her reach. She took the poison and died several hours later.
Mr. Roberts admitted placing the poison within her reach but denied having the required mental state for first-degree murder because he was responding to his wife's request and was motivated by love and mercy. Will he prevail? Explain.
People v. Roberts, 178 N.W.690 (MI)