People v. Coffman

Petitioner, a prisoner at Folsom, petitioned the superior court for a writ of mandamus, writ of error coram .nobis, writ of habeas corpus or for a new trial. The court, by order, denied the petition. Petitioner appeals.

Record

Petitioner, before the trial court and here, appeared in propria persona. On June 23, 1944, petitioner was indicted under an indictment containing three counts. The first count accused him and John Doe jointly with the murder of James B. Stanley on June 10, 1944, at San Francisco. The second count charged defendant alone with the murder of the same person at the same time…