People v. Flood

Defendant, Ronald P. Flood, was examined and bound over on a charge of murder in the first degree on March 8, 1968. He was tried by a jury before Recorder’s Court Judge Robert E. DeMascio on July 19, 1969, found guilty of manslaughter, and was sentenced to prison for 10 to 15 years.

On February 28, 1968, the day of the alleged offense, the defendant was in the company of two friends, Gardner Greene and Amanda Ward. The automobile which he was driving backed into and damaged a headlight on the automobile of the deceased, Samuel Wilson. An argument ensued and defendant shot and killed the…