State v. Parker

Defendant appeals from a conditional plea of guilty to the charge of escape, arguing that the Vermont Department of Corrections’ furlough policy, upon which he claims his conviction was based, was not promulgated in accordance with Vermont’s Administrative Procedure Act and is therefore void. We affirm.

Defendant Gordon Parker was serving a seven-to-ten year incarcerative sentence when he was placed on furlough by *572the Department of Corrections (DOC). Defendant signed an agreement authorizing his furlough from March 18, 1998 to April 4, 1998, which included among its specific conditions:

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