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State v. Kyc

New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division

Decided May 27, 1992PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

IMBRIANI, P.J.Cr.

Can a prison inmate who is released from prison to return to his home under a Home Confinement Program (hereafter HCP) be convicted of escape if he leaves the program without authorization? We hold he cannot.

HCP is a novel and experimental program adopted by the Department of Corrections in September, 1989 and administered by the Bureau of Parole. Its purpose is to alleviate jail overcrowding and serve as a program of conditional release from custody to enable a prison inmate to bridge the cultural and psychological gap between prison life and societal life. A prison inmate…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. RamseurSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
  2. State v. ClayNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1989
  3. State v. WalkerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1974
  4. State v. Ciba-Geigy Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1988
  5. State v. JiminezNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1988

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. KycNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1992

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