People v. Gonzales

The defendant was convicted by a jury without recommendation on two counts of murder, and on a third count of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder. He moved for a new trial. His motion was denied. Judgment and sentence followed the law and the death penalty was imposed. The defendant appeals from the judgments and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

At 12:30 a.m. of Sunday, March 7, 1943, the defendant walked up to the open doorway of Las Palmas Community Hall in the Mexican center of San Fernando in Los Angeles County, and in apparent cold blood shot three…