State v. Hannon

NICHOLS, Justice.

On July 3, 1977, the Defendant, John Hannon, absconded from the Kennebec County Jail. Apprehended on July 13,1977, he was indicted on August 2, 1977, for the offense of escape, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 755, in the Superior Court in Kennebec County. He was found guilty by a jury on February 13,1978. He appeals from the judgment of conviction, alleging certain defects in the indictment.

Additionally, the Defendant asserts two further errors. He claims that the Superior Court should have granted his pre-trial motion to dismiss the indictment, advanced on the ground that the State’s…