PEOPLE v. CURRY

Docket No. Crim. 7956.

62 Cal.2d 207 (1965)

397 P.2d 1009

42 Cal. Rptr. 17

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. WATSON T. CURRY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

January 14, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Watson T. Curry, in pro per., and Frank C. Morales, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant.

Stanley Mosk and Thomas C. Lynch, Attorneys General, and John F. Kraetzer, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


PETERS, J.

Petitioner seeks relief from his default in failing to file a notice of appeal in a criminal case within the 10-day period specified by rule 31(a) of the California Rules of Court. That rule provides for relief from default in a proper case.1 There have been several recent cases interpreting this rule and determining when it is operative.

In People v. Casillas, 61 Cal.2d 344

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