People v. Smith

Jimmy Lee Smith was found guilty by the trial court, sitting without a jury, of a violation of section 4531 of the Penal Code (escape by a prisoner committed to a state prison from a prison forestry camp). He has appealed from the judgment entered.

Pursuant to a request for the appointment of counsel this court appointed Mr. Stanley G. Lerner of the Sacramento Bar to represent Jimmy Lee Smith on this appeal. Mr. Lerner has informed this court after a thorough perusal of the record and an investigation of the law that the appeal is without merit. This court has made an independent examination…