People v. Williams

24 Cal.2d 848 (1944)

THE PEOPLE, Respondent,

v.

LESTER WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Crim. No. 4541.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

Aug. 31, 1944.

Gladys Towles Root for Appellant.

Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, Frank Richards and David K. Lener, Deputies Attorney General, Fred N. Howser, District Attorney, and Jere J. Sullivan, Deputy District Attorney, for Respondent.

GIBSON, C.J.

This is an appeal from a judgment pronounced after a revocation of probation.

Defendant was charged with petty theft committed after a prior conviction of a like offense and imprisonment therefor. Upon entry of a plea of…