State v. Chapman
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Cloud District Court.- INFORMATION against Chapman, for breaking and escaping from the prison of the city of Jamestown, Cloud county. At the April Term, 1884, the court quashed the information and discharged the defendant. The State appeals. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
An information was filed against the defendant, charging that he had been convicted, before the police judge of the city of Jamestown, in Cloud county, of an offense against the ordinances of said city; that he had been sentenced to pay a fine and the costs'of the prosecution; that he had been *135committed to the city,prison of Jamestown until the fine and costs were paid; that thereafter, while being legally confined in said city prison, he unlawfully and feloniously broke the prison and escaped therefrom. On motion of the defendant, the…
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