Legal Opinion
People v. Roberts
California Supreme Court
Decided June 29, 1965No. Crim. 7466PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTraynor, C. J.
A jury found the defendants guilty of first degree murder and fixed the penalty at death for Daniel Allen Roberts and life imprisonment for Mae Blanche Coleman. The trial court denied Roberts’ motion for new trial but granted Mrs. Coleman’s motion on the ground that involuntary statements were admitted in evidence against her. The People’s appeal from the order granting Mrs. Coleman a new trial has been consolidated with Roberts' automatic appeal. (Pen. Code, § 1239, subd. (b).)
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Popejoy managed the apartment house in which they lived in San Francisco. At approximately 10…
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