People v. Chand

Appellant, Karam Chand, was convicted by a jury of the crime of second degree murder in the killing of Salomon Rios in Sutter County. He appeals from the judgment and from the order denying a new trial.

Chand is a Hindu who had married a Mexican woman by whom he had four children, the eldest being 17 years of age. He was living on a farm owned by himself and his wife and on this property he also conducted a store. He and his wife, because of marital difficulties, had separated, but both were living on the farm, Chand with the children in the farmhouse and Cirila, his wife, in a small detached…