People v. Todd

The defendant Betty Todd was charged with the murder of her husband, Solomon Todd. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree, which was changed to murder in the second degree by the trial court pursuant to its authority under Penal Code, section 1181. On this appeal taken from the judgment and the order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial, it is contended that the evidence is insufficient to support the judgment, that the trial court erred in not permitting the defense to show before the jury that counsel advised the defendant not to testify and in allowing…