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- Title: People V. Merkouris
- Author : Supreme Court Of California
- Release Date : January 25, 1956
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 71 KB
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Defendant, James Merkouris, was charged by information*fn1 with the murder of Despine Forbes, his former wife. He pleaded not guilty, and not guilty by reason of insanity.*fn2 The jury returned a verdict of first degree murder, without recommendation, based entirely upon circumstantial evidence. Defendant's motion for a new trial was denied and judgment was thereafter pronounced and the death penalty imposed. The appeal is automatic. (Pen. Code, § 1239, subd. (b).)