People v. Cross

The defendant Cross entered a plea of guilty to two counts of an indictment, each count charging the commission of the crime of abortion. (Pen. Code, § 274.) Probation was denied and the defendant was sentenced to be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for the term prescribed by law, the sentences to run concurrently. The remaining counts of the indictment were dismissed insofar as the defendant Cross was concerned. He has appealed from the judgment.

The defendant contends that both he and his counsel were improperly denied the right to address the court prior to the pronouncement of…