People v. Cardwell

The defendant was charged in each of eight counts with the crime of selling a narcotic in violation of section 11500 of the Health and Safety Code. He pleaded not guilty, and a jury found him guilty as charged in each of the eight counts. His motion for a new trial was denied and a judgment sentencing him to prison was entered on November 28, 1956. No appeal was taken from the judgment or the order denying a new trial.

On January 15, 1957, the defendant filed in the trial court a “Motion for the issuance of a writ of error coram nobis, and writ of error corum bogus,” which was treated by the…