People v. Cosgrove

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence to life imprisonment by the superior court for the county of Fresno, on a plea of guilty upon a charge of murder. The information was filed March 27, 1917. On April 9, 1917, the defendant was arraigned on the charge and pleaded “not guilty.” On May 3, 1917, “the defendant by his counsel asks and is granted leave to withdraw his plea heretofore entered herein. Defendant now waives time and orally pleads that he is guilty as charged in the information.” On the same day the superior court rendered judgment on the plea of guilty,…