People v. Stone

Appelant and Bobby Gaddis were accused in count I of armed robbery (Pen. Code, § 211), and in count II of the murder of one John Lary (Pen. Code, § 187). They pleaded not guilty. (Appellant also put in a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity but withdrew it before trial.) Because of a conflict of interest, appellant was represented at the trial by separate counsel appointed under Penal Code, section 987a.

After a 10-day trial the jury returned verdicts finding that: appellant and defendant Gaddis were guilty of first degree robbery as charged in count I; that appellant, and not Gad-dis, was…