Goddard

On the tenth day of December, 1926, the district attorney of Alameda County filed an information against the defendant charging him with the crime of bigamy. On December 14th the defendant entered a plea of not guilty. By consent the cause was set for trial on January 10, 1927. On that date the trial was continued until a subsequent date. However, on January 12, 1927, by consent, the last-named order was set aside and the trial was taken up immediately by consent. Acting upon the request of the defendant he was allowed to withdraw his plea of not guilty and to enter a plea of guilty. At the request of the defendant the cause was ordered referred to the probation officer and the further proceedings were continued until January 25, 1927. Prom time to time the hearing was further continued. On March 19, 1927, the hearing was again taken up and at that time the defendant asked permission to withdraw his plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty. Argument was had and the further proceedings were continued until March 22, 1927. On that date the trial court denied the defendant’s motion to change his plea, and also denied him probation, and thereupon the court proceeded to…