People v. Shotwell

On January 8, 1947, the defendant was convicted in the circuit court for Tuscola county of forgery and sentenced to serve a prison term of 7 to 14 years. He was paroled on November 9, 1951, for a period of 2 years and violated his parole on March 4, 1952, by absconding and disappearing from view. He was not recaptured until March 15, 1954, when he was returned to prison. A month later the parole board formally found him guilty of parole violation and continued him on his maximum of 14 years on the forgery sentence. On August 6, 1954, the defendant escaped prison and was not apprehended until…