People v. Bufarale

The defendant was charged with the murder of Joan Marie Moore; after trial by jury was found guilty of murder in the second degree; and, following denial of his motion for a new trial, was sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison. Prom the judgment so entered, and from the order denying his motion for a new trial, he takes this appeal.

Joan Marie Moore was the wife of Sam E. Moore, a gunner’s mate in the United States Navy; was the mother of three children; lived with her husband and children in National City until Mr. Moore went to sea in April 1959; thereafter met the defendant and…