People v. Dykes

Defendant, in propria persona, appeals from a judgment rendered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of grand theft (Pen. Code, § 487), burglary (Pen. Code, § 459), and conspiracy with V. T. Shinn and G. Albro (Pen. Code § 182). He argues that the evidence does not support the judgment because the testimony of his accomplices was not sufficiently corroborated and that his conviction for both burglary and grand theft constitutes a double punishment in violation of section 654 of the Penal Code.

The People point out (but do not seriously argue the matter) that the notice of appeal, although…