People v. Brown

THE COURT.

— The trial court, sitting without a jury, found defendant guilty of offering to sell narcotics in violation of section 11500 (now renumbered and hereafter called § 11501) of the Health and Safety Code. It also found that he was previously convicted of attempted robbery, denied his motion for new trial, and sentenced him to imprisonment in the state penitentiary for the term prescribed by law. Defendant appeals.

The public defender represented defendant at the trial, but did not undertake to do so on appeal. (See Gov. Code, § 27706.) Defendant requested the District Court of Appeal,…