People v. Maughs
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Merced County, and from an order denying a new trial. E. N„ Rector, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
The jury returned a verdict against the appellant of murder of the first degree, and, in the exercise of the discretion conferred upon it by section 190 of the Penal Code, fixed the penalty at imprisonment for life.
After the presentation and denial of a motion for a new trial, the defendant was, in accordance with the terms of said verdict, sentenced by the court to imprisonment in the state penitentiary for the term of his natural life.
This appeal is from the judgment and the order refusing defendant a new trial.
The crime of which appellant was convicted grew out of the killing by him of one…
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