People v. Williams

In accordance with the provisions of section 1239, subdivision (b), of the Penal Code, the judgments by which T. 'J. Elie, also known as Roland Helaire, and Isaac Williams were convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death are before the court for review.

These appellants and two women, Gordie Mae Jackson and Lillian Miller, were charged with the killing of Sokotare Okita, a Japanese who conducted a small restaurant and bar known as the Williams Cafe, on lower Fifth Street in Los Angeles. Williams was also charged with the prior conviction of a felony, which he…