People v. Griffin

66 Cal.2d 459 (1967)

426 P.2d 507

58 Cal. Rptr. 107

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

EDWARD DEAN GRIFFIN, Defendant and Appellant.

Docket No. Crim. 10308.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

April 25, 1967.

Erling J. Hovden, Public Defender, Charles A. Maple and James L. McCormick, Deputy Public Defenders, for Defendant and Appellant.

Thomas C. Lynch, Attorney General, William E. James, Assistant Attorney General, and James H. Kline, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

TRAYNOR, C.J.

Defendant was sentenced to death for the murder of Essie Mae Hodson. This appeal is automatic.…