People v. Cordova

Pursuant to the provisions of section 1239 of the Penal Code there is here automatically presented an appeal by defendant from a judgment of conviction imposing the extreme penalty.

Accused by information of having murdered his three-year-old son, defendant entered the dual pleas of “not guilty” and “not guilty by reason of insanity”. After jury trial on the main plea he was found guilty as charged, and the degree of crime was fixed as murder of the first degree. Trial was then had on the plea of insanity, and the jury returned a verdict finding that defendant was sane at the time of…