People v. Wills, 159 Cal. App. 2d 171

PEEK, J.

Since it appears without contradiction that ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‍the judgment of conviction from which defendant appeals was entered pursuant to a ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‍plea of guilty made by defendant’s attorney and not by defendant as required by ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‍section 1018 of the Penal Code, it follows that the judgment was invalid ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‍and must be reversed. (In re Brain, 70 Cal.App. 334 [233 P. 390].)

The judgment is reversed.

Van ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‍Dyke, P. J., and Schottky, J., concurred.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Wills

Court Name: California Court of Appeal

Date Published: Apr 3, 1958

Citations: 159 Cal. App. 2d 171; 323 P.2d 470; 1958 Cal. App. LEXIS 1976; Crim. No. 2780

Docket Number: Crim. No. 2780

Court Abbreviation: Cal. Ct. App.