Jennings

William H. Acason and one Jennings were charged in Count I of an amended information (No. 150845) with issuing a check without sufficient funds on July 11, 1952. They were charged in seven other counts therein with grand theft of sums of money during the period of May 5, 1952, to July 17, 1952. They were charged further, in another count, with criminal conspiracy to defraud by criminal means and to commit grand theft during said period. On November 12,1952, they pleaded guilty as charged in Count I and not guilty as charged in the other counts. The court set a date for hearing defendants’ applications for probation and for pronouncing judgment as to Count I, and for disposition of the other counts.

On January 19, 1953, defendant Acason, at the hearing on his application for probation (as to Count I), made a motion to withdraw his plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty. The motion was denied on said January 19. As to Acason, proceedings were suspended as to Count I, and probation was. granted for five years under the conditions that he serve six months of said period in the county jail, that he make restitution, and that he must not violate any law. On motion of the…