People v. Darcy

George Speropoulos was an old man. He owned the Belmont restaurant in San Pedro. It was a small restaurant, with a bar along one side of the room, and a few open booths opposite the bar.

Mr. Speropoulos did most of the work himself. He cooked at one end of the bar; he waited on customers, and served them beer or wine if ordered. Occasionally, when business was good, he hired waitresses to help him.

About midnight of July 11, 1949 he was working alone. Three ladies came in. Mr. Speropoulos had invited them to a chicken dinner which he planned to cook at that time. The ladies seated themselves on…