People v. Farrington

Peter Farrington, accused of the crime of murder in having, on or about April 29, 1930, killed 'John Malcolm, a police officer of the city and county of San Francisco, was convicted of murder in the first degree, and the death penalty was imposed. It was also charged in the information that, prior to the present offense, Farrington, under another name, had been convicted of assault with intent to commit robbery in San Francisco, and, under still another name, had been convicted of the crime of “violently stealing” in British Columbia. Farrington at first denied that he had suffered the two…