Court Opinion

ID: 9792200
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-31 02:25:04.253785+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:37:41.048693
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SCHAUER, J., Dissenting.
The evidence is obviously sufficient to establish a criminal homicide. It is also suggestive that defendant is the guilty perpetrator. But it convincingly negates, rather than proves, murder in an attempt to commit rape. It is not sufficient to establish premeditated murder. In the state of the record, and in the light of the errors pointed out by Mr. Justice Carter, the conviction, in my view, should be reduced to murder of the second degree. Failing such action, the judgment should be reversed. Imposition of the death penalty in a case such as this is manifestly a miscarriage of justice and an abuse of the penalty.
Appellant’s petition for a rehearing was denied June 4, 1957. Carter, J., Traynor, J., and Sehauer, J., were of the opinion that the petition should be granted.