State v. Wolfe

Defendant appeals from conviction of Escape from Official Detention, former ORS 162.324.

He contends (1) the indictment did not allege with sufficient particularity facts constituting escape from the work release program of which he was an enrollee, and (2) that the statute defining the crime is void for vagueness.(1). The indictment alleged that the defendant:

“* * * [0]n * * * the 19th of September, 1971 * * * being held in official detention * * * in the physical and legal custody of Prank Kale of the Corrections Division, State of Oregon, did * * * knowingly and unlawfully escape # *

Defendan…