People v. Paiva

In 1935, defendant, then 16 years of age, was convicted of two counts of murder and one count of rape and was sentenced to imprisonment for life. (People v. Paiva (1935), 9 Cal.App.2d 10 [48 P.2d 174].) In Deeem ber, 1945, seeking to vacate the judgment of conviction and obtain a new trial, he petitioned the trial court for relief in the nature of a writ of error coram nobis; the relief sought was denied on January 8, 1946, and defendant gave timely notice of appeal and filed notice to prepare the record on appeal. The county clerk, acting on a ruling of the district attorney that the order…