French

Appellant above-named has appealed from the judgment entered after a jury found him guilty of robbery in the first degree. Appellant requested this court to appoint counsel to represent him, and this court appointed Mr. Hugh F. Melvin, Jr., of the Sacramento Bar. Mr. Melvin has informed this court that after a careful review of the record he has concluded that no meritorious grounds for appeal exist. Although no briefs have been filed, we have carefully reviewed the entire record.

It appears from the record that about 8 :30 p. m., Sunday, December 30, 1956, two men walked into the Riverside Market in Sacramento. One of the men walked over to the cheek stand. The other, who was about 6 feet tall and had gray hair, was later identified at the trial as appellant. He walked over to the produce department where one of the proprietors, Benjamin Erhardt, was. He was carrying a gun which was described as smaller than a .45. He told Ben Erhardt to “Take it easy and nobody will get hurt.” Ben Erhardt was forced to go to the check stand where he and his brother were compelled to remove the money from two cash registers. The two robbers than fled. The total amount taken in the robbery was…