PART III.
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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 (1990).