People v. Forgason

Opinion

ELKINGTON, Acting P. J.

Defendant Forgason was found guilty by a jury of voluntary manslaughter (Pen. Code, § 192, subd. 1); his wife, Barbara, was the victim. His appeal is from the judgment which was thereafter entered upon the jury’s verdict.

No contention is made that the evidence placed before the jury did not constitute substantial evidence supportive of their verdict. (See People v. Redmond, 71 Cal.2d 745, 755 [79 Cal.Rptr. 529, 457 P.2d 321].) Instead Forgason argues, in part, that testimony of two witnesses at his preliminary examination who were unavailable at the trial should…