Legal Opinion
Farris v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided August 26, 1998No. 5, September Term, 1998PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAKER, Judge.
The issue presented in this case is whether the failure to report to the Allegany County Detention Center for weekend service of a prison sentence constitutes the crime of escape as defined by Md.Code (1957, 1996, Repl.Vol, 1997 Supp.) Article 27, § 139. 1 Petitioner, Floyd Dale Farris, argues that his failure to report for weekend service of his prison sentence does not constitute the crime of escape. Under the eircum stances presented herein, we agree and, therefore, shall reverse.
On November 2, 1995, in the District Court of Maryland in Allegany County, Farris was found guilty…
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