Legal Opinion
People v. Mercer
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 20, 1967No. Crim. 13028PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFourt, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction of attempted escape from jail.
In an information filed in Los Angeles on March 24, 1966, defendant was charged with attempted escape from jail in violation of sections 4532, subdivision (b) and 664, Penal Code, in that on February 28, 1966, he attempted to escape from jail while confined therein as a prisoner and while convicted of a felony, namely, grand theft in violation of section 487, subdivisions 1 and 3, Penal Code, and while awaiting sentence on those charges. It was further charged that previously on December 8, 1961, he had been…
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3Cited by11 opinions
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