State v. Gallaher

Defendants Lynn Gallaher and Brian Coleman appeal from their convictions of committing the offense of escape and from their subsequent designation by the District Court as persistent felony offenders.

At the time of their escape attempt, defendants Gallaher and Coleman were inmates at Montana State Prison, serving sentences for prior felony convictions. On January 6, 1977, Gallaher and Coleman, who had been undergoing hospital care at Powell County Hospital in Deer Lodge, Montana, were awaiting to be transported back to the prison by officer Dale Dodge of the Montana State Prison staff.…