People v. Hurst

Defendant was charged with petty theft and a prior conviction of a felony. He entered a plea of not guilty but admitted the prior conviction. After a waiver of a jury trial, he was tried by the court sitting without a jury, was found guilty and was sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison. He appeals from the judgment of conviction.

The proceedings upon the trial were very informal as is frequently the case when a jury trial is waived. The entire transcript of the testimony consists of but nine pages. The prosecution read certain testimony from the transcript of the preliminary hearing…