People v. Walls

Appellant was convicted of involuntary manslaughter (Pen. Code, § 192, subd. 2) after trial to the court without a jury. He appeals from the judgment.

On Tuesday, January 14, 1964, appellant Walls stayed home from his job because of illness. Portions of his apartment being wet from a paint job, he and his wife Ruth Marie were at the home of a Mrs. Bolton, the grandmother of Linnea Provins, the victim of this unfortunate crime. Linnea was 4 years old and was also appellant’s niece.

At 2:30 p.m. of the same day appellant and wife decided to return to their apartment and invited Linnea, Linnea’s…