Court of Appeals of New York

In a case involving an escape by the defendant from an unsecured juvenile detention facility, Penal Law section 205.10 (1), dismissal by trial court is affirmed on the the ground that elopement from a non-secure facility did not fall within the proscription of the felony escape statute relied upon by the presentment agency.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/05/2011
• Published 04/05/2011

Judges

• LIPPMAN

Court

• Court of Appeals of New York

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