People v. Welch

This matter is before us on an order to show cause issued on a petition for writ of error coram vobis to vacate a judgment of conviction entered upon defendant’s plea of guilty to two counts of first degree murder and one count of first degree robbery. Defendant also prays leave to reinstate his original pleas of not guilty by reason of insanity. On the murder counts, the trial court sitting without a jury fixed the penalty at death, and we unanimously affirmed the judgment. (People v. Welch (1962) [Crim. No. 7050] 58 Cal. 2d 271 [23 Cal.Rptr. 363, 373 P.2d 427].) On application by defendant,…