People v. Prince

Defendant has appealed from a judgment sentencing him to concurrent state prison sentences following his conviction, after trial by the court, of petty theft with a prior felony conviction (Pen. Code, §§ 667, 484, 486 and 488), and of conspiracy (Pen. Code, § 182) to violate the provisions of section 488 of the Penal Code (petty theft, see §§ 484, 486 and 488), with an admitted prior conviction for burglary in the second degree.

After entry of the defendant’s plea and before trial, the private counsel selected by defendant was permitted to withdraw, and the public defender, who already…