People v. Fuqua
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of conviction and an order denying a new trial in the Superior Court of Napa County. Wallace, J.
1Opinion of the Court
Ross, J.:
The defendant was indicted for the crime of murder, and convicted of murder in the second degree. For the purposes of our decision it is not necessary to detail all of the circumstances of the killing. Suffice it to say that immediately preceding the firing of the fatal shot by defendant, the deceased was advancing towards-him with a pick-handle, described by one of the witnesses as being made of hard wood, from twenty-six to thirty inches in length, and from one and one quarter to one and one half inches in diameter at one end, and from two and one quarter to two and one half inches…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. DineenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1865
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