People v. Salaz

Upon an information charging him with the murder of Ignacio Gonzales, defendant was convicted of manslaughter, and now appeals from the judgment and from an order denying him a new trial.

Defendant, who in the trial court admitted the killing hut claimed that it was done in necessary self-defense, claims here that the evidence is insufficient to justify the verdict. The salient facts in the ease are these: Decedent lived with his wife and family in a house located about a block and a half from the scene of the tragedy, which occurred near the intersection of Gabriel and Effie Streets, in the…