People v. Roman

Hubert Arthur Roman appeals a judgment of conviction for second degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer engaged in the performance of his duty, and felony child-beating.

On 3 November 1965, Officer Richard Tapia of the Santa Monica Police Department went to Roman’s apartment house in response to a child-beating complaint, and was informed by a resident of the building that she believed the children in Roman’s apartment were being beaten. On a previous occasion Officer Tapia had investigated a similar complaint against Roman, and he had once accompanied Mrs. Roman to the…