People v. Chamberlain

The defendant was charged with murder. Under the provisions of section 1016 of the Penal Code, he pleaded not guilty of the offense charged, and also not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury rendered a verdict of guilty of murder of the first degree, with a recommenda tion of imprisonment in the state prison for the remainder of his life. A subsequent trial on the issue of his sanity resulted in a verdict that he was then sane. A motion for new trial on the issue of insanity alone was then presented and denied. Judgment was accordingly pronounced imprisoning him in the state prison at San…