United States v. Duff

MEMORANDUM OPINION

CACHERIS, Chief Judge.

The issue before the Court is whether the definition of fleeing from justice is defined as the mere absence of an individual from the prosecution jurisdiction or active concealment of oneself with the intent to avoid arrest or prosecution. For the reasons that follow, this Court holds that fleeing from justice requires that the Government prove by a preponderance of the evidence that an individual knew charges against him were pending and actively concealed himself with the intent to avoid arrest or prosecution.

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