People v. Ryan

It appears from the record that on September 11, 1950, defendant, in propria persona, filed a petition for a writ of error coram nobis which apparently raised some of the same questions here presented. At defendant’s request he was returned from state’s prison at Folsom for the hearing. An attorney was appointed to represent him and also act as “a friend of the court.” Thereafter the court denied the petition. No appeal was taken from that order.

Thereafter, on September 8, 1952, defendant filed another such petition (also denominated petition for writ of coram vobis) alleging generally that…