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PEOPLE v. CAVANAUGH

Docket No. Crim. 5624.

44 Cal.2d 252 (1955)

282 P.2d 53

THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. MICHAEL TIMOTHY CAVANAUGH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

April 12, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Adams, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, William E. James and Jay L. Shavelson, Deputy Attorneys General, for Respondent.

SCHAUER, J.

Defendant was charged by information with the murder of Ralph R. Welch, on or about July 23, 1953, and with two prior convictions of felony (issuing a check with intent to defraud and issuing a check with no account). He pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. A jury found defendant guilty of murder of the first degree and made no recommendation as to penalty;1 the...

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