People v. Dobbins

Defendant was charged with the murder of one Eldridge B. Ball. The jury returned its verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree, and fixed the penalty at imprisonment for life. From the judgment and from the order denying him a new trial he appeals.

By the prosecution it was shown that defendant, deceased, and others were engaged in playing a game of draw-poker in the back room of a saloon. In the middle of a deal defendant, who suspected the deceased of cheating, suddenly said to him, “You are a son of a bitch.” Deceased responded, “You are a liar, Jeff. I am no son of a bitch,” and with…