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PEOPLE v. DELONEY

Docket No. Crim. 5485.

41 Cal.2d 832 (1953)

264 P.2d 532

THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. WILLIE DELONEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

December 22, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodin, Nelson & Coffin and Robert R. Coffin for Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and Doris H. Maier, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent.

TRAYNOR, J.

Defendant Willie Deloney was charged by information with the murder of Ollie Stillwell. He pleaded not guilty. The jury returned a verdict of murder in the first degree without recommendation. Defendant's motion for a new trial was denied, and he was sentenced to death. The appeal to this court is automatic. (Pen. Code, § 1239b.)

The killing occurred at about 8:20 p.m. on February 15, 1953, at Bob's Barbecue, a cafe and bar located in the...

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