People v. Lind

Defendant was informed against for a violation of the provisions of section 288 of the Penal Code. He was convicted and he appeals from the judgment and from an order of the trial court denying his motion for a new trial.

The first, contention of appellant is that the trial court erred in granting continuances of his trial after the time fixed by section 1382 of the Penal Code had expired, without the consent of appellant. The portion of the section which is now of interest reads: “The court, unless good cause to the contrary is shown, must order the prosecution to be dismissed in the…