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PEOPLE v. TURVILLE

Docket Nos. Crim. 6224, 6249.

51 Cal.2d 620 (1959)

335 P.2d 678

THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. CHARLES EVAN TURVILLE, JR., Appellant. THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. LAMAR MITCHELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

February 18, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris Lavine, under appointment by the Supreme Court, and William L. White for Appellants.

Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, William E. James, Assistant Attorney General, William B. McKesson, District Attorney (Los Angeles), Lynn Compton and Jack Kirschke, Deputy District Attorneys, for Respondent.

McCOMB, J.

Defendant Turville, aged 22, was found guilty of first degree murder, and the jury fixed the penalty at death. His appeal is automatic, pursuant to section 1239, subdivision (b), of the Penal Code.

Defendant Mitchell, aged 17, was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals from the judgment and the order denying his motion for a new trial.

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