People v. Manson

Opinion

VOGEL, J.*

Facts

Appellants Charles Manson, Patricia Krenwinkel, and Susan Atkins1 were indicted by a grand jury on seven counts of murder and one count of' conspiracy to commit murder. Appellant Leslie Van Houten was indicted in two of the same seven counts of murder and in the conspiracy count.

A jury found all appellants guilty as charged and further found the murders to be of the first degree. After the penalty phase the same jury *124imposed death sentences upon all appellants. The resulting judgment was appealed directly to the Supreme Court (Pen. Code, § 1239, subd. (b)). While this…