The jurisdiction of a criminal action for escaping from any State prison is in any county of the State.
Cal. Penal Code § 4701
Trials of Prisoners
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case People v. Roberts (1963)
Most recently applied in 89 Cal. App. 3d 221 - In Re Hodges (February 1979)
Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 106.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.