People v. Jones

Appellant was charged with having escaped from the state prison at Chino in violation of the provisions ' of section 4530 of the Penal Code. He entered a plea of not guilty and waived his right to be tried before a jury. Trial was then held before the court and appellant was found guilty of the offense charged in the information. He was sentenced to the state’s prison for the term prescribed by law and appeals from the judgment.

On June 21,1957, appellant, who was a prisoner confined i u the California Institution for Men at Chino, failed to report to the prison dormitory for the prisoner…