State v. Coffen

This is a civil proceeding under the Post Conviction Act in which the defendant seeks to vacate and set aside his conviction for the crime of breaking and entering and stealing property. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court denied defendant’s motion and defendant has appealed.

On September 12, 1966, the defendant, while awaiting trial on a criminal charge, broke custody and escaped from the county jail of Kimball County. An information was filed against the defendant on three counts as follows: Breaking custody and escaping from the county jail; maliciously damaging or destroying…