Legal Opinion
United States v. Louis Ray Jones
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 10, 1978No. 77-3433PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents a single issue: Does a charge of escape under 18 U.S.C. § 751 require proof of intent to avoid confinement? We conclude that it does not and we affirm the judgment of conviction.
After a conviction for bank robbery and commitment to prison, appellant was released to a contract “half-way house” in Seattle and was instructed in its regulations. He was restricted during furloughs to the limits of King County.
A weekend pass for March 4-6, 1977 provided that he return by midnight on March 6 and not be involved in any criminal conduct. He left the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Edward Howard Chandler and Henry May v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Curtis Ray MichelsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Morris W. VaughnCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Whitt SnowCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Forrest Dale McCullough Jr. v. United States of America, Ronald D. Wyatt v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- United States v. Charles David KellerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Freeman BaxleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Cora Marie ArtusCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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