People v. Chessman

35 Cal.2d 455 (1950)

THE PEOPLE, Respondent,

v.

CARYL CHESSMAN, Appellant.

Crim. No. 5006.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

May 19, 1950.

Caryl Chessman, in pro. per., for Appellant.

Fred N. Howser, Attorney General, Frank Richards, Deputy Attorney General, W. E. Simpson, District Attorney (Los Angeles), J. Miller Leavy and Robert Wheeler, Deputy District Attorneys, for Respondent.

SCHAUER, J.

Defendant has pending before this court an appeal from judgments of conviction of 17 felonies. Two of these judgments impose the death penalty. The appeal from the judgments, however, has not yet been…