trial he pleaded guilty and the jury then heard evidence to determine
the penalty, Gonzalez was the only person to testify for the defense
and he was sentenced to die, The case was appealed to the Supreme ~
Court of California on the grounds that the prosecution should not
have been kexa allowed to address the jury twice, both before and
after the defense, in the penalty phase of the trial and that the
prosecution had used the term "sex perversion" in his summation while
nok effort was made to prove that sex had any part in the crime, The
conviction and sentence waere affirmed and Gonzalez was asphyxiated
at San Quentin on Nov, 29, 1961,
363 PACIFIC (2nd) 871
trial he pleaded guilty and the jury then heard evidence to determine
the penalty, Gonzalez was the only person to testify for the defense
and he was sentenced to die, The case was appealed to the Supreme
Court of California on the grounds that the prosecution should not
have been kgxa allowed to address the jury twice, both before and
after the defense, in the penalty phase of the trial and that the
prosecution had used the term "sex perversion" in his summation while
nok effort was made to prove that sex had any part in the crime, The
conviction and sentence waere affirmed and Gonzalez was asphyxiated
at San Quentin on Nov, 29, 1961.
363 PACIFIC (2nd) 871.
trial he pleaded guilty and the jury then heard evidence to determine
the penalty, Gonzalez was the only person to testify for the defense
and he was sentenced to die, The case was appealed to the Suprene
Court of California on the grounds that the prosecution should not
have been imo allowed to address the jury twice, both before and
after the defense, in the penalty phase of the trial and that the
prosecution had used the term "sex perversion" in his summation while
nok effort was made to prove that sex had any part in the crime, The
conviction and sentence waere affirmed and Gonzalez was asphyxiated
at San Quentin on Nov. 29, 1:
363 PACIFIC (2nd) 871
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GONZALEZ, Jose Angel
Gonzalez, a 27-year-old Mexican-American with no prior criminal record,
was married and the father of three small children, He lived in Rivers
side Co,, Calif., where he was employed as a gardener and considered
by his employer to be a capable and dependable worker, He had heard
that a family named Zepeda kept money in a tin box in their house and
on the morning of August 20, 1960, after Mr, and Mrs, Zepeda had gone
to work he entered their house where lO-year-old, Juanita Zepeda was
alone, her parents having left her asleep in her bed, The next morn-
ing the girl's body was found buried in the yard, An attopsy reported
that she had been knocked unconscious and buried alive, The state of
decomposition was such that it was impos&ible to determine whether or
not she had been raped, but her panties were missing as well as some
of the bed linkn, and the panties and lingn were never found, When
Gonzalez was questioned by the police, he admitted entering the house
but claimed that Juanita was in the living room and not in her bed,
he said that he had struck her over the head several times and had
buried her when he mistakenly believed that she was dead, He denied
any sexual assualt and said that his sole motive was robbery, He
showed officers where he had hidden them tin box in which the zZepedas
kept their money and a portion of the money was recovered, At his
GONZALEZ, Jose Angel
Gonzalez, a 27-year-old Mexican-American with no prior criminal record,
was married and the father of three small children, He lived in River4
side Co,, Calif,, where he was employed as a gardener and considered
by his employer to be a capable and dependable worker, He had heard
that a family named Zepeda kept money in a tin box in their house and
on the morning of August 20, 1960, after Mr, and Mrs, Zepeda had gone
to work he entered their house where 10-year-old, Juanita Zepeda was
alone, her parents having left her asleep in her bed, The next morn-
ing the girl's body was found buried in the yard, An attopsy reported
that she had been knocked unconscious and buried alive, The state of
decomposition was such that it was impossible to determine whether or
not she had been raped, but her panties were missing as well as some
of the bed lintn, and the panties and linn were never found, When
Gonzalez was questioned by the police, he admitted entering the house
but claimed that Juanita was in the living room and not in her bed,
He said that he had struck her over the head several times and had
buried her when he mistakenly believed that she was dead, He denied
any sexual assualt and said that his sole motive was robbery, He
showed officers where he had hidden them tin box in which the Zepedas
kept their money and a portion of the money was recovered, At his
GONZALEZ, Jose Angel
Gonzalez, a 27-year-old Mexican-American with no prior criminal record
was married and the father of three small children, He lived in River
side Co,, Calif,, where he was employed as a gardener and considered
by his employer to be a capable and dependable worker, He had heard
that a family named Zepeda kept money in a tin box in their house and
on the morning of August 20, 1960, after Mr, and Mrs, Zepeda had gone
to work he entered their house where 10-year-old. Juanita Zepeda was
buried in the yard,
that she had been knocked unconscious and buried alive.
decomposition was such that it was imposgible to determine whether or
ot she had been raped, but her panties were missing as well as some
of the bed lingn, and the panties and lingn were never found, hen
Gonzalez was questioned by the police, he admitted entering the house
but claimed that Juanita was in the living room and not in her bed,
Ee said that he had struck her over the head several times and had
buried her when he mistakenly believed that she was dead, He denied
any sexual assualt and said that his sole motive was robbery, He
showed officers where he had hidden them tin box in which the Zepedas
kept their money and a portion of the money was recovered, Ab his
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