People v. Johnston

The defendants were charged by information containing two counts, with the crimes of robbery and burglary. Each defendant was charged also with a number of prior convictions of felony, Johnston with five, Dowding with three and Pimentel with four. They pleaded not guilty to the charges of robbery andn burglary, admitted the prior convictions and were tried together. The jury found them guilty on both counts, and because of the prior convictions they were adjudged to be habitual criminals and sentenced to life imprisonment. (Pen. Code, sec. 644.) From the judgments of conviction and the orders…