Legal Opinion
State v. Descoteaux
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 17, 1980No. 46653PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDolliver, J.
Defendant Ricky N. Descoteaux was convicted by a jury of escape in the first degree. The Court of Appeals affirmed. We accepted defendant's petition for review and reverse.
Defendant was in the custody of the Spokane work release unit of the Spokane County-City Detention Center. His parole date was set for January 4, 1978. On the morning of November 8, 1977, he was released to report to his job at a florist shop. He failed to return to the unit that evening as required by his schedule, and was apprehended 2 days later at his fiancee's house in Spokane.
Descoteaux was charged with escape in the…
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