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Criminal

Jul. 30, 1998

Prisoner's Flight From Court Not a True 'Escape'

By Anna Marie Stolley
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        A state appeal court has reluctantly held that a defendant who bolted from a courtroom after a judge ordered him into custody cannot be convicted of the felony of "escape from custody."
        In a detailed examination of legislative history, the 2nd D...

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