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Criminal

May 12, 2005

Unusual Defense Rejected in Felony-Murder Case

SAN FRANCISCO - In a split decision Tuesday, a San Francisco jury convicted one defendant of felony murder in the robbery of Marina District hamburger palace that led the death of a woman on the Golden Gate Bridge.

By Dennis J. Opatrny
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - In a split decision Tuesday, a San Francisco jury convicted one defendant of felony murder in the robbery of Marina District hamburger palace that led the death of a woman on the Golden Gate Bridge.
        But the panel acquitted his co-defendant of murder in a case that raised the...

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