State v. Hutcheson

McAllister, j., The defendant, Prank Hutcheson, was convicted in •Marion county of the crime of escape from official ’detention, and sentenced to a year in the Oregon State Correctional Institution (OSCI). He appeals and contends only that venue of his offense was not in Marion county where OSCI is located, but rather in Clackamas county where his “unlawful departure” ① occurred. ■

Defendant was a prisoner, of OSCI serving a three-year sentence. On January 27, 1967, defendant was .enrolled in the work release program established pursuant to ORS 144.410 to 144.525, and administered by the…