People v. Flores

Defendant appeals from the denial of his petition for writ of error coram nobis.

Defendant was charged with the commission of seven felonies : four were kidnapping for the purpose of robbery; one was rape (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. 3) ; the other two were respectively, violations of Penal Code, sections 286 and 288a. In all counts it was alleged that defendant was armed with a deadly weapon,—a knife. In each of the kidnapping counts it was alleged that the victim was subjected to bodily harm by defendant.

At defendant’s arraignment on September 20, 1954, E. D. McPherson, Esq., appeared as counsel…