People v. Reed

THE COURT.

Defendant, John William Reed, by an amended information was charged in three counts with murder (Pen. Code, § 187), kidnapping for the purpose of robbery with bodily harm, (Pen. Code § 209) and robbery (Pen. Code § 211). He was also charged with having been armed with a deadly weapon at the time of the offenses and with a prior felony conviction for violating section 10851 of the Vehicle Code, which he admitted.

Upon trial he was found guilty of all three counts as charged, the jury finding the murder and robbery to be in the first degree, and that the kidnapping for the purpose of…