People v. Keys

Defendant was charged with the murder of Worth Bagley. After a protracted trial he was convicted of. manslaughter and has appealed from the judgment pronounced upon him, and from the order denying his motion for new trial. Counsel agree that the evidence is sufficient to support the verdict and judgment. However, it will be necessary to summarize the evidence in order to determine if errors of law occurring during the trial constituted prejudicial and reversible error under the provisions of section 4% of article VI of the Constitution.

Defendant had lived on the desert in Riverside County…