California Court of Appeal July 28, 1981, Crim. 19871 (People v. Phillips)

Opinion

GRODIN, J.

Following a lengthy jury trial, appellant was convicted of murdering one of her two adopted children (Pen. Code, § 187), and of willfully endangering the life or health of the other (Pen. Code, § 273a, subd. (1)), by deliberately administering a sodium compound into the food of each of them.