People v. Helm

Defendant was informed against by the district attorney of the county of Fresno for the crime of murder, was tried and found guilty of murder in the first degree. He moved for a new trial and in arrest of judgment, his motions were denied, and the judgment was pronounced, imposing the death penalty. From the judgment and order denying his motion for. a new trial he prosecutes this appeal.

The defendant, with his brother, was accused of murdering a farmer and his wife who were camped by a roadside in the county of Fresno, shooting them both with a shotgun. The apparent motive of the crime was…