People v. Francis

Opinion

WARREN, J. *

A jury found Harold Francis guilty of murder in the first degree (Pen. Code, §§ 187 and 189) 1 and of being an accessory to the same murder (Pen. Code, § 32). 2 The jury also found that Francis was insane at the time of the murder offense but sane at the time of the accessory offense. Finding he had not recovered his sanity, the court committed Francis to Atascadero State Hospital for a maximum period of life and a minimum period of 90 days. With respect to the accessory conviction, the court sentenced him to state prison for the upper term of three years but stayed…