People v. Kristy

In an indictment returned by the grand jury of Los Angeles County and an amendment thereto, defendant was accused of the crime of murder. It was also alleged that he suffered a prior conviction of the crime of forgery, a felony, for which he served a term in the state prison. To the charge contained in the indictment as amended, defendant entered pleas of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. He denied the prior conviction.

Trial was had before a jury which, returned a verdict finding defendant guilty of murder of the first degree and recommending that he be punished by imprisonment…