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· 6/21/1968

United States v. Phillip Coggins

Citations

  • 398 F.2d 668
  • 1968 U.S. App. LEXIS 6408

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that a prisoner was guilty of willful escape when he failed to report back to the jail as directed, as he remained in custody while on furlough
  • furloughed inmate guilty of willful escape when he failed to report to the D.C. jail as directed, was gone for six days, and was returned involuntarily after he was arrested

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Judges: Haynsworth, Bryan, Winter

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