People v. Kostal

Defendant was convicted of armed robbery. He was charged with and admitted three prior convictions, which resulted in his imprisonment. Defendant’s motion for a new trial was denied and he was sentenced to the state penitentiary, the prior and present sentences to run consecutively. Defendant has appealed from the order denying his motion for a new trial and from the judgment.

Defendant escaped from Folsom Penitentiary on November 21,1956. He came to the Los Angeles area where he remained until November 29th. Shortly before midnight on November 25th John Barkley’s gunshop in Van Nuys was…