People v. Thomas

41 Cal.2d 470 (1953)

THE PEOPLE, Respondent,

v.

EVAN CHARLES THOMAS, Appellant.

Crim. No. 5375.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

Sept. 18, 1953.

Al Matthews and John Oliver for Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and Frank Richards, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent.

SHENK, J.

The defendant was found guilty of murder in the first degree without recommendation. The victim was Nina Marie Bice. A motion for a new trial was denied and the extreme penalty was imposed. On this appeal, automatically taken under Penal Code, section 1239(b), the sole contention of the defendant is that the…