People v. McNally, Cr. 5357

• Decision Date: 18 July 1955
• Docket Number: Cr. 5357
• Court: California Court of Appeals Court of Appeals
• Parties: The PEOPLE of the State of California, Plaintiff and Respondent v. William J. McNALLY, Defendant and Appellant.

Page 716

285 P.2d 716

134 Cal.App.2d 410

The PEOPLE of the State of California, Plaintiff and Respondent v. William J. McNALLY, Defendant and Appellant.

Cr. 5357.

District Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 1, California.

July 18, 1955.

Rehearing Denied July 26, 1955.

William J. McNally, in pro. per., William Bronsten (appointed by Court), Los Angeles, for appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Atty. Gen., William E. James, Deputy Atty. Gen., for respondent.

DORAN, Justice.

Defendant was found guilty of grand theft by the jury. A motion for a new trial was argued and denied. Judgment was entered October 15, 1953. No appeal was taken from the judgment or order denying the motion for a new trial. The record reveals, as recited in respondent's brief, that, '* * * on or about April 23, 1954, the defendant filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court, a 'Motion for the trial records,' noticing it for hearing 'for the master calendar.' On May 17, 1954, McNallv also filed with the court his 'Application for Permission of the Court to File Certain Amendments to Original, Pending Motion for Trial Records.' The motion for the trial records, as amended, came on for hearing and the same was denied on June 1, 1954. On June 9, 1954, McNally filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court a notice of appeal from the order of the court denying his motion for records. The record on appeal in that case was filed with this Honorable Court and assigned 2d Criminal No. 5241.

'On respondent's motion to dismiss noticed for September 14, 1954 the appeal (2d Crim. No. 5241) was ordered dismissed and the remittitur issued on or about the 14th of October, 1954, and was filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court October 18, 1954.

'Thereafter, and on or about October 19, 1954, there was filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court defendant McNally's 'Motion to Annul, Vacate and Set Aside Judgment and Conviction.'

'On November 22, 1954 the motion of the defendant to annul, vacate and set aside the judgment and conviction was denied. On November 30th, the notice of appeal was filed commencing the instant appeal.'

Appellant appears in propria persona. It is argued that the motion to annul, vacate and set aside the judgment was filed commencing the instant appeal.'

Appellant appears in propria persona. It is argued that the motion to annul, vacate and set aside the judgment was in the nature of coram nobis. It is contended by appellant:

1. That defendant did not have effective aid of counsel;

2. That judgment was pronounced against defendant although he claimed that he had shown sufficient cause why judgment should not be pronounced;

3. That defendant had requested the court for change of attorney and the court did not act upon his request;

4. That judgment was pronounced even though he was not represented by counsel of his choice;

5. That he was not informed of his rights;

6. That 'inherently improbable and perjurious testimony' was used by the prosecution in presenting the case against him;

7. That irrelevant and immaterial facts were brought out by the prosecution;

8. That defendant was subjected to double jeopardy in that there were two different statements of the one alleged offense;

9. That the court failed to give a customary instruction on the introduction of alleged extra-judicial admissions;

10. That witnesses that defendant had requested were not called; and

11. 'Further facts that defendant's court-appointed counsel may be able to...