People v. Bledsoe

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction for murder in the first degree and from an order denying a motion for new trial. Defendant was found guilty by jury verdict, his motion for new trial was denied, he waived jury trial on the penalty and was sentenced by the court to life imprisonment.

The evidence discloses that on the evening of December 3, 1964, Lee Harris visited the 1044 Club in Long Beach with friends, left the bar at around 10 p.m., and was shot shortly thereafter on the sidewalk outside the club. The shotgun wound which caused Harris’ death created a pattern of wide pellet…