State v. Handran

TAYLOR, Justice.

In September, 1964, defendant (appellant) upon his plea of guilty was adjudged guilty and sentenced to a term of three years imprisonment in the penitentiary for the crime of drawing a check without funds, a crime defined by I.C. § 18-3106.

July 16, 1966, defendant had been given the status of “trusty” and was working as a cook outside the walls of the penitentiary at the new prison site south of Boise. In the late evening of July 16th or early morning of July 17th, Handran left the site without permission. He was apprehended later in the state of Washington and returned to…