United States v. Mario Escandar

JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

In an unusual ease which finds both sides relying on legal propositions normally argued by the opposition, Defendant urges that his conviction for escape from federal custody should be overturned because his direct testimony at trial was too inculpatory, while the Government, in support of affirmance, awkwardly contends that his statements were not incriminating enough to establish a prima facie case. Believing that Defendant’s argument is but an idea whose time has not yet come — and probably never will — we affirm the judgment of the Trial Court.

Mario Eseandar had…