State v. Morse

The defendant was tried by jury and convicted of the crime of an attempt to escape from custody at the Vermont State prison at Windsor on August 20, 1970. He presents this appeal to challenge the rulings of the trial court in denying his motion for a directed verdict. He also assigns error to the court’s refusal to set the verdict aside.

The defendant was in confinement at the time of the alleged offense under sentence for murder in the second degree. A detail of inmates, with a guard escort, was engaged in collecting garbage and refuse for removal by truck and transport outside the prison…