People v. Maria

Appellant pleaded guilty to two counts charging the kidnapping of two individuals and to one count charging the robbery of one of them and was sentenced for these offenses by the Superior Court of Alameda County on March 2, 1954. He filed a petition for a writ of error comm nobis in the Superior Court of Alameda County on February 3, 1955. This petition was denied on February 9, 1955 and from this order the appeal is taken.

Appellant filed his petition in propria persona and it is replete with conclusions of law. At his request this court appointed counsel to represent him, but there was…