People v. Cain

Defendant was indicted in Count I with violation of section 187, Penal Code, murder, and in Count II with violation of section 211, Penal Code, robbery. Defendant pleaded not guilty. Defendant personally and all counsel waived trial by jury and the matter was tried by the court. The court found defendant guilty on Count I, of murder in the first degree and fixed the penalty at life imprisonment. Probation and defendant’s motion for new trial were denied and defendant was sentenced to state prison for the term of his natural life. Count II was dismissed.

On November 26, 1960, Nathaniel Gaines…