People v. Hoffman

THE COURT,

The following opinion, prepared by Mr. Justice Lawlor, is adopted as the opinion and decision of the court:

“The defendant, D. B. Hoffman, was informed against by the District Attorney of the County of Imperial for the crime of murder. It was stated in the information, among other things, that the defendant had, on May 29, 1923, murdered John A. Schafer in said county. After trial the defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree. The judgment of conviction was, however, reversed on appeal (195 Cal. 295 [232 Pac. 974]) and a new trial had. The second trial of defendant on…