Anderson

In an information filed by the district attorney of Los Angeles County, defendant was charged with a violation of Penal Code section 211, robbery, in four counts. The information further alleged that at the time of the commission of the offenses defendant was armed with a deadly weapon, a revolver. Defendant was represented by counsel and pleaded not guilty to each count.

The second count contained in the information was dismissed by the court. The jury returned a verdict of guilty as to the other three counts, and further found defendant was armed with a deadly weapon at the time of the commission *599 of the offenses and thus found the robberies to be of the first degree. Defendant’s motion for a new trial and probation were denied, and defendant was sentenced to state prison for the term prescribed by law. This is an appeal from the judgment of conviction.

Defendant applied for appointment of counsel to assist him on appeal. Pursuant to defendant’s request this court appointed Edward E. Baca on May 3, 1962, to represent defendant. On June 27, 1962, Edward F. Baca advised this court that he desired to be relieved of this appointment after his study of the record indicated…