People v. Wallace

This is an appeal by defendants from orders denying their motions for new trial and from judgments pronounced against them after their pleas of guilty to the crime of robbery. The only point here involved is as to the degree of the robbery, and we are asked, pursuant to section 1181 of the Penal Code and upon the authority of People v. Kelley, 208 Cal. 387 [281 Pac. 609], and People v. Covington, 1 Cal. (2d) 316 [34 Pac. (2d) 1019], to reduce the robbery conviction to that of second degree.

Appellants pleaded guilty to the crime of robbery, and by appropriate waivers of jury submitted to the…