PART III. 
ESCAPE AND OTHER OFFENSES RELATED TO CUSTODY



 



§710-1020  Escape in the first degree. 
(1)  A person commits the offense of escape in the first degree if the person
intentionally employs physical force, the threat of physical force, or a
dangerous instrument against the person of another in escaping from a
correctional or detention facility or from custody.



(2)  Escape in the first degree is a class B
felony. [L 1972, c 9, pt of §1; gen ch 1993]



 



Case Notes



 



  Defendant escaped from prison when defendant failed to return
from furlough.  71 H. 251, 787 P.2d 690.