Legal Opinion
United States v. Foster
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 18, 2014No. 13-1474PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRISCOE, Chief Judge.
The sole issue in this case is whether Cheston Jerome Foster escaped from custody when he left a residential reentry center where he was ordered to reside as a condition of his supervised release. Foster was subsequently charged with one count of escape from custody, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751(a). The district court dismissed the indictment after concluding that Foster was not in custody. The government appeals. We exercise jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3731 and reverse and remand.
I. BACKGROUND
In 2012, Foster was arrested for violating the terms of his supervised…
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