People v. Toledo

The defendant, Jesus Toledo, was charged with the murder of one Andres Lopez, the crime being alleged to have occurred on February 23, 1947. A jury being waived, the matter was tried by the court upon a stipulation that the cause be submitted on the testimony presented at the preliminary examination, subject to the right to present other evidence. After reading the transcript of the preliminary examination and listening to additional evidence, the trial court found the defendant guilty of manslaughter; a motion for a new trial was denied and the defendant sentenced to State Prison.

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