Slaughter v. State

RAPER, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of escape pursuant to § 6-8-301, W.S.1977, Cum.Supp. 1980.1 On appeal he challenges his conviction on two bases. First, he contends that his conduct failed to constitute the crime of escape from a county jail as defined in § 6-8-301, supra, since he was not detained in a county jail when he extricated himself from police custody. Therefore, appellant argues that the trial judge erred in denying motions for dismissal and acquittal, and in instructing the jury that the defendant did not have to be physically in the county jail *482at the time of his escape.…