Richards v. State

OPINION

DIMOND, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of two escapes from custody or confinement under a statute which makes it a punishable offense for one

to escape from * * * a jail or institution in which he is * * * confined by direction of a court in this state * * * 1

The scene of the escape was the state jail at Fairbanks, where appellant had been an inmate by reason of a prior conviction of burglary. On this appeal appellant contends that since the judgment and commitment for the burglary conviction did not designate the Fairbanks jail as the place of confinement where appellant was to serve…