People v. White

Opinion

WIENER, J.

A jury convicted Watson White of prison escape by force or violence (Pen. Code, 1 § 4532, subd. (b)). The court sentenced White to the upper term of six years in prison and enhanced the sentence one additional year for each of four prior felony convictions pursuant to section 667.5(b) for a total prison term of ten years. White appeals, contending the term “force or violence” should be construed as applying only to force or violence exerted against a person, not property, and the sentence enhancements were improperly imposed because his previous sentence had already been…