People v. Barclay

Defendant Lovell Barclay was charged by indictment with the murder and robbery of Alson G. Smith. He pleaded not guilty and admitted two prior felony convictions of robbery and one of manslaughter. A jury returned verdicts of guilty of murder in the first degree without recommendation and of robbery in the first degree. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied, and he was sentenced to death on the murder conviction and to prison on the robbery conviction. The appeal to this court is automatic. (Pen. Code, § 1239b.)

Defendant operated a restaurant concession at the Hilltop Club in…