People v. Henderson

34 Cal.2d 340 (1949)

THE PEOPLE, Respondent,

v.

CLYDE LESTER HENDERSON, Appellant.

Crim. No. 4991.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

Sept. 29, 1949.

Saul J. Bernard for Appellant.

Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, and Dan Kaufmann, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent.

SHENK, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the court without a jury finding the defendant guilty on charges growing out of an attempted robbery, and from the order denying a motion for a new trial.

About 1:30 a.m. on December 29, 1947, two men wearing overcoats and hats, and having flesh-colored stocking hoods over their heads,…