People v. Hollis

Appellant pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery in the second degree. Probation was denied and appellant was sentenced to state prison for the term prescribed by law. This appeal is taken from the sentence. Although an appeal from a sentence does not lie and is subject to dismissal (People v. Gallardo, 41 Cal.2d 57, 60 [257 P.2d 29] ; People v. Dills, 171 Cal.App.2d 256, 260 [340 P.2d 350]), in view of the policy requiring a liberal construction of a notice of appeal in favor of its sufficiency (rule 31 (b), Rules on Appeal; In re Gonsalves, 48 Cal.2d 638, 642-643 [311 P.2d 483]) and the…