People v. Sawaya

To a charge of burglary contained in an information filed by the district attorney of Los Angeles County, defendant entered a plea of not guilty. Trial by jury was duly waived, and the cause was submitted to the trial judge upon the reporter’s transcript of the evidence adduced by the people at the preliminary hearing, which transcript was read aloud in open court by the deputy district attorney. No evidence was offered by the defendant either at the preliminary hearing or at the trial. Defendant was adjudged guilty of burglary of the second degree. When he was arraigned for judgment, the…