PEOPLE v. CASTILLO

Docket No. Crim. 11518.

71 Cal.2d 692 (1969)

456 P.2d 141

78 Cal. Rptr. 869

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. PAUL LORENZO HERNANDEZ CASTILLO, Defendant and Petitioner.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

July 8, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Lorenzo Hernandez Castillo, in pro. per., and Don Edgar Burris, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Petitioner.

Thomas C. Lynch, Attorney General, Edward A. Hinz, Jr., and Stephen Cooper, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


PETERS, J.

Petitioner seeks an order permitting him to file a late notice of appeal pursuant to rule 31(a) of the California Rules of Court. Rule 31(a) requires that notice of appeal in a criminal case be filed within 10 days after rendition of judgment but empowers appellate courts to grant relief from default in proper cases. Petitioner has not presented such a case.

Petitioner was charged with violation of Health and Safety Code, section 11500 (possession...

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