Roberts
People v. Roberts
Opinion
Opinion
Coughlin, J.
The defendant was charged with escape from a state prison camp, i.e., a violation of section 4531 of the Penal Code; was tried by a jury and convicted; moved for a new trial, which was denied; was sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison; appeals from the order denying his motion for a new trial, and the judgment; claims that he is not the person who committed the subject offense; and contends that his conviction should be set aside because the evidence is insufficient to support the same, he was deprived of a fair trial, errors were committed therein, the district attorney was guilty of prejudicial misconduct, and the trial judge was prejudiced against him.
There is no appeal from an order denying a motion for a new trial (Pen. Code, § 1237; People v. Eppers, 205 Cal. App.2d 727, 728 [ 23 Cal.Rptr. 222 ], and the attempted appeal therefrom should be dismissed.
Defendant urges seven indexed grounds for reversal, which are set forth in a brief personally prepared and filed herein by him. Each of these will be stated in the course of our consideration. His court appointed attorney filed a statement herein declaring that, in his opinion, no reversible error occurred in the…