[MANSON FAMILY TRIAL]. In the Court of Appeal of the State of California Second Appellate District / The People of the State of California, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Charles Manson, Patricia Krenwinkel, Susan Atkins, and Leslie Van Houten, Defendants and Appellants. Appeal from the Superior Court of Los Angeles County Honorable Charles H. Older, Judge. Respondent’s Brief… Volume I, pp. 1-193 The Facts. [Los Angeles: Superior Court of Los Angeles County, ca. 1971]. 4to (288 x 218 mm). Mimeographed light-blue paper covers and white text pages held together with metal clip, as issued (some toning, sunning, foxing, soiling from rusted metal clip to covers, text with minor occasional rubbing). THE RESPONDENT’S APPEAL BRIEF WHICH WAS AUTOMATICALLY FILED BY THE COURT WHEN DEFENDANTS ARE SENTENCED TO DEATH (this was before California abolished the death penalty in 1972). This brief summarizes the structure of the Manson Family, gives brief biographies of the members, and how they would come to commit various murders, including the infamous “Tate-LaBianca” murders. It later summarizes the crime scenes, autopsy results, and the first part of the trial, including various testimonies, including that of former Family member, Linda Kasabian. Some excerpts: “Appellant Manson said that ‘pigs’ were police or white collar workers, the ones who worked from ‘8:00 to 5:00’ (Rep. Tr. p. 10,483). He said that the ‘pigs’ ought to have their throats cut and be hung by their feet (Rep. Tr. p. 10,485-86)”; “The Murders On August 8, 1969, appellant Manson said, ‘Now is the time for helter skelter.’ (Rep. Tr. p. 4979.)”; “The screams that Mrs. Kasabian heard were loud screams and were human screams. (Rep. Tr. p. 5083.) The screaming seemed as though it were forever and infinite” (Rep. Tr. p. 5084.) [These excerpts described the Family’s attack on the home of Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate]. A disturbing testament to the savagery of Charles Manson and his followers.