People v. Butler

Supreme Court of California · Decided 1967-01-09

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TRAYNOR, C. J. Defendant was charged by information with the murder of Joseph H. Anderson and with assault with intent to murder William Russell Locklear. A jury convicted defendant of first degree felony murder and of assault with a deadly weapon; it fixed the penalty for the murder at death. This appeal is automatic. (Pen. Code, § 1239, subd. (b).) We have determined that error in the guilt ph…

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