People v. McCall

DEIRUP, J., pro tem.

Appellant was charged with manslaughter and convicted. The record shows that the appellant and the deceased, Hubbard, had been acquainted with each other for four years prior to May 25, 1935, and that during a part of the time they had worked together on the highway.

Their relations with each other had always been friendly. On the day in question Hubbard visited McCall at his home near Madera, bringing with him a pint of whiskey. They sat in Hubbard’s automobile for an hour and a half, drinking and talking, then went into McCall’s house and drank the rest of the whiskey and…