Wong

Defendants appeal" from a judgment upon a jury verdict finding them guilty of involuntary manslaughter (Pen. Code, § 192, subd. 2) and contributing to the delinquency of a minor (Pen. Code, § 272).

The Facts

The facts most favorable to the prosecution are as follows: Alton Wong testified that on June 5, 1970, he worked as a private investigator. (In order to avoid confusion in names, Alton Wong will hereafter be referred to as “Alton.”) On that date he was approached by defendants in a bar on Grant Avenue in San Francisco. Defendant Kent Louie (hereinafter “Louie”), whom Alton had met previously, asked if he could speak to him in private since he and defendant James Wong (hereinafter “Wong”) were in a “little trouble.” The three men proceeded to Alton’s office and arrived at approximately 8:30 or 9 p.m. Louie, who did most of the talking, explained that he and Wong had picked up two girls and brought them to a downtown hotel. He stated that one of the girls was. dead and the other was sick. He expressed the belief that they had taken an overdose of narcotics. Both Louie and Wong denied giving thé girls any narcotics! Alton did not inquire how the girls had obtained the…