People v. Coates

On May 28, 1945, appellant Coates pleaded guilty to a violation of section 476a of the Penal Code, and was sentenced to imprisonment for the term prescribed by law. On June 2,1949, he filed in the Superior Court of Shasta Comity a petition in the nature of an application for a writ of error coram nobis, contending that the judgment against him should be set aside because his plea of guilty had been entered in exchange for probation, and that he was not given a preliminary hearing or confronted by his accuser. A hearing on said application was held at which Coates was represented by counsel…