People v. Bates

Defendant was convicted by a judge of the superior court of two counts of first degree robbery. He admitted a prior conviction of grand larceny, for which he served a term in the penitentiary in Virginia. After the crimes in California, he went to Louisiana and was there convicted of armed robbery. When he was released from the Louisiana penitentiary he was brought back here for trial.

Defendant appeals from the judgment that he be imprisoned in the state prison in California for the term prescribed by law, and from the order denying his motion for a new trial. He bases his appeal upon the…