People v. Garcia

This appeal arises from a factual situation that has plagued the human experience from the beginning of recorded history, and, most probably, for a good deal of time before that. It appears that defendant, his wife, and another man were involved in what is known as the eternal triangle. The triangle resulted in the death of the wife and the friend and the present, and contested, incarceration for life of the defendant.

Testimony at the nonjury trial indicated that at approximately 6:35 a.m. on Monday, December 15, 1969, the defendant’s wife and a male companion were shot to death outside the…