People v. Sieber

Charles Sieber was indicted by the grand jury of Los Angeles County for the murder of his wife, Minnie Sieber. The trial jury returned a verdict of murder in the first degree, without recommendation. After motion for a new trial made and denied, judgment of death was pronounced, and an appeal was taken to this court. Appellant’s first contention is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict, for the reason that there is no evidence showing a motive, or tending to connect the defendant with the crime with which he'was charged.

The appellant and his wife were married in 1912, and,…