People v. Reece

Opinion

KAUS, P. J.

In a petition for writ of habeas corpus (2d Crim. 28581) and in a purported appeal from the trial court’s denial of a petition for writ of error coram nobis (2d Crim. 27972), defendant Ronald Lee Reece asserts that punishment imposed by the trial court was cruel and unusual. We deny the petition for a writ of habeas corpus and dismiss the appeal in the comm nobis proceeding.

Facts

In May 1971, defendant was sentenced to prison for issuing checks without sufficient funds in case number A547941. In June 1971, in case number A263707, defendant, having been found guilty of nine…