People v. Green

After trial before a jury upon a charge contained in an information filed by the district attorney of Fresno County, the defendant was convicted of murder of the first degree and sentenced to pay the extreme penalty. He prosecutes this appeal from the judgment and order denying a new trial.

On April 4, 1938, the body of an elderly man, identified as George W. Leek, was found buried in the vicinity of what is commonly known as “Hobo Jungle” or “Shanty Town”, in the city of Fresno. The exact date of death may not be stated, but the evidence tends to indicate that it occurred on or about March…