People v. Hickok

This is a motion made by defendant and appellant in propria persona to set aside this court’s order of July 29, 1948, dismissing his appeal under rule 17 (a) for failure to file an opening brief. Inasmuch as the remittitur has issued, the proceeding may be treated as a petition to recall the remittitur.

The appellant, through his then lawyers, Albert M. King and William M. Savage of Oroville, on April 3, 1948, filed a timely notice of appeal from a judgment of conviction and from an order denying his motion for a new trial. On May 11,1948, the clerk’s and reporter’s transcripts were filed with…