People v. Richardson

Defendant was a prisoner committed to the state prison at San Quentin. While working under the surveillance of prison guards in a road camp in Butte County, he made his escape.. He was subsequently apprehended in Los Angeles County and returned to the prison at San Quentin. He was tried and convicted in the Superior Court in Marin County on the charge of escape and from the final judgment of conviction, he appeals.

The sole question raised by appellant is that of jurisdiction. He contends that “The Superior Court of the County of Marin had no jurisdiction in this case for the reason that…