
    [Crim. No. 797.
    Third Appellate District.
    September 13, 1924.]
    THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. CLARENCE HULS, Appellant.
    [l] Criminal Daw—Escape from State Prison Guards—Conviction —Appeal—Absence of Merit in.—In this prosecution of defendant for escaping from his guards while outside the state prison to which he had been committed for a term less than life, no merit in his appeal from the judgment of conviction and an order denying a new trial is found.
    (1) 17 O. J., p. 364, see. 3741.
    APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County and from an order denying a new trial. Charles O. Busick, Judge.
    Affirmed.
    The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
    No appearance for Appellant.
    U. S. Webb, Attorney-General, and J. Charles Jones, Deputy Attorney-General, for Respondent.
   FINCH, P. J.

The defendant was convicted of the crime of escaping from his guards while outside the state prison to which he had been committed for a term less than life. He personally gave notice of appeal from the judgment and the order denying his motion for a new trial. The transcript was filed in this court April 30, 1924. No brief has been filed by appellant or in his behalf. The cause was placed on the September calendar for argument. No appearance was made by or for appellant. An order was entered giving appellant time to file points and authorities and he was notified thereof. He replied: “I will allow my appeal to lapse,” giving his reasons therefor, which are not material here. The case is similar to a number of other cases which have been affirmed and there appears to be no merit in the appeal.

The judgment and the order are affirmed.

Plummer, J., and Hart, J., concurred.  