People v. Branham

Terry Wayne Branham was charged with escaping from the custody of an employee of the Fayette County jail while at the Fayette County Hospital. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 31 — 6.) Defendant claimed that it was legally necessary for him to escape for two reasons. First, during a prior imprisonment, defendant had been attacked by five men at Shawnee Correctional Center for refusing to perform homosexual acts. Second, he was afraid he would be harmed if convicted and sent to either Menard or Shawnee Correctional Center.

The State moved in limine to prohibit defendant from presenting this…