Westendorf v. People

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice McWilliams.

One Henry Glenn Westendorf, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was charged in a two count information with the commission of two so-called aggravated robberies. Counsel was thereafter appointed by the trial court to represent the defendant, and the matter was thereafter continued from time to time to the end that the defendant was never formerly arraigned on either of these two charges.

Rather, several months after the filing of the aforesaid information, the District Attorney with leave of court withdrew the information above referred to and in…