People v. Brown
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Sidney N. Reeve, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Defendant was charged with the murder of one William Antior. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree, and defendant now appeals from the judgment and from the order denying him a new trial. No question is raised as to the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. Appellant, who admitted the killing but claimed that he acted in self-defense, complains of certain rulings and instructions.
Defendant occupied an apartment on the third floor of an apartment house in the city of Los Angeles. On the second floor lived a couple who on the evening of May 20, 1922,…
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