People v. Collom

Opinion

KINGSLEY, J.

Defendants were charged with burglary, in violation of section 459 of the Penal Code; sundry prior convictions were alleged against each defendant. Defendants pled not guilty and denied the priors. A trial by jury resulted in a mistrial. On the second trial, both defendants w'ere found guilty, the verdicts fixing the degree as second degree. The priors were found to be true.1 Motions for a new trial were made and denied; the criminal proceedings were suspended and the institution of proceedings under the Narcotic Rehabilitation Act was ordered. Those proceedings resulted in…