People v. Williams

Petitioner was convicted of murder in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County and sentenced to state prison for the term of his natural life. He gave due notice of appeal to this court from such conviction. A request for stay of execution pending appeal was denied by the trial judge and this is an application to this court to order such a stay (Pen. Code, §1243). On July 3, 1958, we issued an order staying execution of the judgment herein until the further order of this court, and set the matter of continuing such stay for hearing on July 8th.

" It appears that at the time the instant prosecution was instituted, petitioner was confined in the State Prison at Folsom pursuant to a judgment pronounced against him on another and different charge of murder.

In accordance with an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County pursuant to section 2620 of the Penal Code, petitioner was delivered into the custody of the sheriff of Los Angeles County, to be brought before the aforesaid court for trial in the case at bar.

We are satisfied that the instant application must be denied. In re Bost, 214 Cal. 150, 153 [ 4 P.2d 534 ] is authority for the statement that when petitioner was…