Meyer v. Superior Court of Sacramento Cty.

Petitioner seeks a writ of mandate to compel the Superior Court of Sacramento County to hear, on the merits, his application under Penal Code section 17, to declare the offense for which he was convicted to be a misdemeanor.

On July 22, 1960, petitioner pleaded guilty to writing checks drawn on insufficient funds in violation of Penal Code section 476a. At that time his conviction was punishable by-imprisonment in the state prison or in the court’s discretion, by imprisonment in the county jail. On August 5, 1960, the Honorable Fred R Pierce, then Judge of the Superior Court of Sacramento…