People v. Cannady

Opinion

BURKE, J.

Robert Sterling Cannady and Bufford Lee Beard, life prisoners, were indicted for an assault with malice aforethought and with a deadly weapon upon another inmate, Leonard Shiekscon Thompson (Pen. Code, § 4500). A jury found defendants guilty as charged and fixed Cannady’s penalty at death and Beard’s at life imprisonment. Cannady’s automatic appeal is now before us (Pen. Code, § 1239, subd. (b)), and Beard’s appeal from the judgment has been consolidated therewith.

*383Defendants contend that the coúrt erred in admitting at the guilt trial prior consistent statements of witnesses…