People v. Wilson

Appellant was charged with the crime of murder by information filed by the district attorney of Los Angeles County. He entered his pleas of “not guilty” and “not guilty by reason of insanity”, and having duly waived his right to a trial by jury, he was tried by the court without a jury on his plea of “not guilty”, the court having theretofore appointed alienists “to examine the defendant and investigate his sanity, and to report their findings thereon”, etc. Appellant was adjudged guilty of the crime of murder in the second degree and sentenced by the court to San Quentin prison for the term…