State v. Falbo

HOLMAN, Commissioner.

Charged by indictment with murder in the first degree, the appellant, Salvidor Falbo, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was found guilty of murder in the second degree and his punishment fixed by the jury at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of 60 years. Defendant has appealed from the ensuing judgment.

The indictment alleged that defendant killed Shirley Alice Kyle on June 25, 1957, by placing his hand over her face and mouth thus causing her to suffocate. Defendant at that time was 15 years old but was large for his age, being six feet tall and weighing…