People v. Goss

The defendant, David Goss, was found guilty of escape and was sentenced by the Circuit Court of Will County to a term of 3 to 10 years. He appeals, contending only that his sentence is excessive and should be reduced.

The defendant, an inmate of the Department of Corrections, Stateville Branch, was granted a furlough to attend the funeral of his mother on January 3, 1973. He was transported to the funeral home in Chicago by Officers Oliver Gray and Robert Jones. While at the funeral parlor on the North Side of Chicago, a group of what were described as “hoodlums” entered. They talked, laughed,…