People v. Furber

Defendant, June Furber, appeals from a judgment rendered on a jury verdict finding her guilty of voluntary manslaughter (Pen. Code, § 192, subd. 1). The chief contention on appeal involves the introduction into evidence of her statement admitting the shooting of the deceased, Michael Chingoon, her former husband. For the reasons set out hereafter, we have concluded that in view of People v. Dorado, 62 Cal.2d 338, 353-356 [42 Cal.Rptr. 169, 398 P.2d 361], the statement should have been excluded and its admission compels a reversal of the judgment. We reject defendant’s other contentions that…