People v. Ellis

Defendant and appellaht was accused in an information filed by the district attorney of Ventura County with the crime of murder, and upon the trial the jury found him guilty of murder in the first degree, attaching the death penalty. Prior to judgment defendant moved for a new trial, which was denied, and thereupon sentence of death was pronounced. Defendant appeals from this judgment and the order denying his motion for a new trial.

One of the contentions of defendant is that the verdict is not sustained by the evidence. The facts are as follows: Carlton E. Stannard (a white man) with two…