State v. Moore

Beals, J. —

George Moore was charged by information with the crime of murder in the first degree, in that he, in King county, Washington, on or about June 13, 1933, with premeditation, shot one Frank Bay, causing his death. A lengthy trial resulted in a verdict of murder in the second degree, and from a judgment and sentence on this verdict the defendant has appealed.

It appeared on the trial that appellant, together with one Sydney Brunn, operated a resort in the city of Seattle known as the “Pom Pom Cafe Club,” and that, very late on the day of the killing, the deceased, together with two of…