· 2/8/1972
United States v. Don Garriga Chapman
Citations
- 455 F.2d 746
- 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 11402
How courts have described this case
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- duress defense vitiated if defendant forced to escape by other prisoners but then remains at large on own volition
- duress defense vitiated if defendant forced to escape by other prisoners but then remains at large on own volition
- prisoner forced by threats of “great bodily harm” by other prisoners to join in escape
- escapee has a continuing duty to report to authorities after escape even if initial departure from custody was lawful
- escape from state facility while at facility on federal writ
- failure to return following a “forced” jailbreak
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Judges: Wisdom, Coleman, Simpson
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