People v. Sanford

By the Court,

Wallace, C. J.:

The defendant was convicted of the crime of murder in the second degree, committed in the felonious killing of one Enoch Barnes; and from the judgment rendered, and an *31order of the Court denying his motion for a new trial, he prosecuted this appeal.

First—The first point made challenges the sufficiency of the indictment, which, after the usual caption, is as follows:

“ The said Cyrus Sanford is accused by the Grand Jury of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, by this indictment, found this eighth day of September, A. 1). one thousand eight hundred and…