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People v. Fitzgerald

California Court of Appeals, Second District, Third Division
Mar 18, 1963
29 Cal. Rptr. 488 (Cal. Ct. App. 1963)

Opinion

For Opinion on Rehearing, see 33 Cal.Rptr. 491.

Charles Fitzgerald, appellant, in pro. per.

No appearance for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

Charles Fitzgerald appeals in propria persona from an order denying his motion to vacate a judgment sentencing him to life imprisonment following his plea of guilty to murder of the first degree. Sentence was imposed May 4, 1926. The ground of the motion was that appellant was induced by the district attorney and his appointed attorney to enter the plea upon the representation that if he stood trial and was convicted he might receive the death penalty.

The record shows that Fitzgerald and one Rojo, who also pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life imprisonment, were guilty of the cold blooded murder of a police officer; appellant was represented by an able No ground existed for setting aside the judgment.

The order is affirmed.


Summaries of

People v. Fitzgerald

California Court of Appeals, Second District, Third Division
Mar 18, 1963
29 Cal. Rptr. 488 (Cal. Ct. App. 1963)
Case details for

People v. Fitzgerald

Case Details

Full title:The PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Charles FITZGERALD, Defendant and…

Court:California Court of Appeals, Second District, Third Division

Date published: Mar 18, 1963

Citations

29 Cal. Rptr. 488 (Cal. Ct. App. 1963)