People v. Paton

VAN DYKE, J. *

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Shasta County. Appellant was charged with murder. After a jury trial, she was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. Probation was denied and she was sentenced to prison.

Appellant was the common law wife of the deceased Robert “Rusty” Patón. The relations of the two for years had been stormy. On July 5, 1966, appellant and Patón had driven to Redding and on their return to Central Valley had stopped at the Shasta Dam Club for a drink. When they reached home, they began arguing and he accused her of having affairs with…