People v. Anderson
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Humboldt County and from an order denying a motion for a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
The Court.
The defendant was charged with the crime of murder, and found guilty of manslaughter, with a recommendation to the mercy of the court. He was sentenced to be imprisoned in the state prison for the term of six and a half years, and has appealed from the judgment and an order denying his motion for a new trial.
*33It was clearly proved at the trial that the defendant committed the homicide charged, and the only defense was that under the circumstances shown it was justifiable or excusable.
It is claimed that the court committed several errors, prejudicial to the defendant, in its rulings…
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