People v. Finley
California Supreme Court
• The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
HENSHAW; J.
The appellant while undergoing a life sentence in the state prison at Folsom was indicted under section 246. of the Penal Code, tried upon the indictment, found guilty and the death penalty imposed. From the judgment and from the order denying his motion for a new trial he prosecutes this appeal.
The section of the code defining his crime is in the following language: “Every person undergoing a life sentence in a state prison of this state, who, with malice aforethought, commits an assault upon the person of another with a deadly weapon or instrument, or by any means or force likely…
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