People v. Pell

BROWN (H. C.), J.

Defendant was tried before a jury and convicted of the armed robbery of a service station. (Violation of Pen. Code, § 211.) Defendant was also charged with and admitted three prior felonies. * In each prior felony conviction, defendant was represented by counsel.

Defendant contends on appeal that the trial court erred in admitting testimony identifying him as the person who committed another crime, i.e., a holdup in Sacramento on November 28,1965, for which offense he had not been charged.

The only evidence produced at the trial was presented by the prosecution’s witness. This…