People v. Brubaker

This is an automatic appeal from a judgment of guilty of two counts of murder after trial before a jury.

Viewing the record in the light most favorable to the People, it discloses that about midnight on Sunday, July 20, 1958, defendant strangled to death Irene Potter Morey and her 9-year-old son, Craig Potter Morey, in Mrs. Morey’s flat in Los Angeles.

Defendant presents these questions:

First. Was the evidence sufficient to support the verdicts finding him guilty of murder in the first degree f

Yes, for these reasons:(a) The following rules are here applicable:

1. Where there is substantial…