People v. Bruno

GATES, J., pro tem.

In this case appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree, upon an information charging him with murder. He was tried by the court, having waived trial by jury. From the judgment of the court and from the order refusing a new trial he appeals.

The killing, which was admitted, is claimed to have been done in self-defense. The facts of the ease are that appellant shot and killed Manuel Herrerra on the first day of January, 1930, at about 1:30 o’clock in the morning. Due to appellant’s claim that the evidence conclusively shows that the killing was in self-defense, we…