People v. Turpin
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Fresno County, and from an order denying a new trial. H. Z. Austin, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. N. C. Coldwell, G. L. Aynesworth, and J. N. Sproule, for Appellant.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
Defendant was charged by information with the crime of murder for the killing of Frederick Roetzscher on the sixteenth day of June, 1908, in the county of Fresno. He was convicted of murder in the first degree, and his punishment fixed at imprisonment for life. This appeal is from the judgment and the order denying his motion for a new trial.
The killing of Roetzscher by defendant was admitted, the only defense attempted being that the killing was done in necessary self-defense.
Deceased and his partner, Otto Trehse, were farmers, and resided on their farm, situated near Fowler, in Fresno…
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