People v. Miller

One A1 Millford was killed by appellant Fred Miller in a fistic encounter which took place in front of a pool-hall in the town of Chualar, Monterey County, shortly after 5 o’clock on the evening of October 3, 1930. As a result of the homicide, Miller was charged with murder and upon trial before a jury was convicted of manslaughter. Insufficiency of evidence is urged as the first ground of appeal, appellant claiming that it was established at the trial that he acted in necessary self-defense and without any intention to take life.

The two men were employed as laborers in the lettuce industry…