People v. Quintero

Defendant’s nonjury trial resulted in his conviction of prison escape, MCLA 750.193; MSA 28.390, for which he received an additional sentence of six months added to his minimum and maximum sentence. He appeals, contending the trial judge erred by applying an incorrect legal standard in finding escape on this record; that the proof failed to meet the "beyond a reasonable doubt standard”; and that the sentence subjects him to double punishment.

The key to a solution of this appeal lies in the meaning of "escape” as contained in MCLA 750.193, supra. We have been cited to no case factually…