Zack

People v. Zack

Good Law
162 Cal. App. 2d 428
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 30, 1958Crim. No. 6096California934 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Shinn, J.

This is an appeal from an order denying a petition for writ of error coram nobis.

An information was filed against appellant in 1956, charging him in Count I with a violation of section 32 of the Penal Code on October 3, 1955, in being an accessory to the crime of robbery, and in Count II, with committing a like offense on the following day. It was also alleged, with respect to each count, that appellant had previously been convicted of a felony, to wit, attempted burglary, and had served a term of imprisonment therefore in the Oregon State Prison.

Appellant pleaded guilty as charged in the information and admitted the prior conviction. Probation was denied and he was sentenced to prison for the term prescribed by law, the sentences as to each count to run consecutively. Judgment was rendered February 14, 1956.

April 23, 1957, the instant petition was filed, setting forth various grounds for issuance of the writ. These are: The prior conviction was void and was not available to subject appellant to increased punishment as a subsequent offender; the allegation of a prior conviction as to both counts of the information placed him in double jeopardy for the same offense; in fixing…

Sign in to read the full opinion

Create a free account to read the complete opinion text, citation history, and good-law status for this case.