Legal Opinion
Gonzalez v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 30, 1985No. 84-859, 84-1521 and 84-1809PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Chief Judge:
The sole issue presented in these consolidated appeals is whether D.C. Code § 24-465(b) (1981), which sets out a penalty for a work release prisoner’s “failure to return” to his designated place of confinement, is the exclusive penalty for such a violation by a misdemeanant sentenced to work release under the District of Columbia Work Release Act, D.C. Code §§ 24-465 et seq. (1981) (hereinafter the Work Release Act or Act). We hold that § 24-465(b) does not establish the exclusive penalty for a work release misdemeanant’s failure to return to a correctional facility, and…
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